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Belarus: Manual for journalists

Friday, August 1st, 2008 @ 19:23 UTC

by Elia Varela Serra

Countries:: Belarus
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Governance, Media
Languages:: Spanish

Daniel Rodrigo [Spanish] posted photos of a “manual” for Belarussian journalists, a promotional leaflet on a documentary about the lack of freedom of speech in Belarus.

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