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Yemeni journalist Sabri Bin Makhashin still in prison more than a month after criticising governor (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 12, 2019

An appeal from Makhashin's family five days after his detention stated that his health had already suffered as a result of poor conditions in prison and his ongoing hunger strike.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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