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On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR calls for protection of journalists and press freedom across MENA region (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 4, 2019

Regrettably, GCHR can only report on the very bleak conditions for the media in general and journalists in the region.
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