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Press groups call on UN to adopt Convention on journalists' safety (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 20, 2019

In 2018, an average of two journalists were killed every week, and yet impunity for crimes against journalists remains at 90%.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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