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Targeting of activists and journalists continues in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 12, 2019

GCHR urges the authorities in Kurdistan and the federal authorities in Iraq to respect public freedoms and refrain from targeting journalists and activists.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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