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Threats to journalists increase, media practitioners say


Threats to journalists increase, media practitioners say
Monday May 03 2021
Journalists in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya s Rift Valley during a procession to mark the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG
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Journalists and media operations in the eastern African region continue to face threats from state and non-state actors as those with power seek gag the free press.
Threats and general harassment, jailing and sometimes the killing of journalists have increased in the recent past, especially as governments in the region try to enforce Covid-19 protocols.
Since March 2020 when the pandemic broke out, too many journalists in the region have been facing censorship, intimidation, or violence. ....

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