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Press freedom advocates express deep concern, call for release of detained reporters (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 9, 2019

In a letter to President Daniel Ortega, journalists and advocates expressed alarm over the recent escalation of aggression against media outlets and journalists covering civil unrest and documenting human rights abuses by police and paramilitary groups.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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