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Sahel: Growing concern over crackdown on media in the SahelF

Thirty media outlets and press freedom groups on Wednesday called for Mali and Burkina Faso's ruling juntas to safeguard journalists in the face of mounting threats. In an open letter published on World Press Freedom Day, the signatories said they were alarmed by...
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Tunisia: UGTT union chief rejects talks with IMF in fear of tough austerity measuresF

Tunisia's largest union on Monday attacked the government's handling of negotiations with the IMF on a loan to bail out the North African country as it slides deeper into debt. Tunisia is seeking a bailout package worth nearly $2 billion from the International...
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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalist Hisham Abdelaziz released from prison as Egypt moves closer to QatarF

The authorities in Egypt have released a journalist with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network nearly four years after he was detained, the media outlet said. Hisham Abdelaziz, a producer with the  network's Mubasher channel, was arrested in June 2019 after being...
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Sweden still needs Turkey and Hungary’s approval to join NATOF

Washington on Wednesday urged Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the two nations. "We look forward to soon welcoming Sweden as the 32nd (member of NATO). And to be...
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