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IFEX-ALC, AMARC-ALC, and IAPA to present recommendations for addressing Nicaragua's deteriorating free expression climate ahead of UN review (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 1, 2019

IFEX-ALC is sending a joint delegation alongside the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-ALC) and the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) to the UN Office in Geneva in the run-up to Nicaragua's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 15 May.
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