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Trial of journalist Moroccan Tawfiq Bouachrine "unfounded" (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 25, 2019

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirmed that the charges against Bouachrine are in retaliation for his journalistic work and his criticism of the Moroccan government.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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