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    CPJ joins call urging Zambia to maintain internet access during elections

    Ahead of Zambia’s August 12 general elections, CPJ and partners call on the government to maintain access to the internet and digital communications. On July 23, opposition supporters assault a reporter with the state-owned Zambia News and Information Services, and on June 24, a radio station transmitter is damaged in an arson attack.

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Khashoggi had written critically about Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The CIA found that bin Salman ordered the journalist’s murder.

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