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The Balkans: Open Letter to Amnesty International

Friday, October 30th, 2009 @ 02:07 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Bosnia Herzegovina, United Kingdom
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, History, Human Rights, Law, Protest, War & Conflict, International Relations, Politics
Languages:: English

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