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Rights Groups Call Out Middle Eastern Media Crackdown

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Rights groups warn that rulers across the region are stepping up efforts to silence political dissent

Rights groups warn that rulers across the Middle East are stepping up efforts to silence political dissent, detaining journalists, shuttering newspapers and blocking news sites. Egypt added seven sites to its blacklist last weekend, including Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News, bringing to 103 the number of its blocked news sites, according the Association for Freedom of Thought…

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