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August 22, 2018 Commentary

Can Social Media Help Deliver Justice In Tajikistan?

After his arrest in December 2017, Tajik activists and other supporters around the globe created a campaign known as #FreeKhayrullo to gain independent journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov’s freedom.
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