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Qatari authorities arbitrarily close Doha Centre for Media Freedom (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 8, 2019

GCHR believes that Qatari authorities have been threatened by the existence of a center that defends media freedom.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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