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Report: Threats against journalists in CoE states on the rise (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 13, 2019

Impunity for crimes against journalists is becoming a "new normal"; legal protections for critical, investigative reporting have been weakened both offline and online.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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