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Reporter Kounkou Mara, after being assaulted by police officers. (Courtesy Kounkou Mara)

Guinean journalist assaulted by police, no arrests made

New York, March 8, 2012–Guinean authorities must investigate and bring appropriate charges against police officers who assaulted a journalist at the Central Bank of Guinea, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Reporter Kounkou Mara suffered head and other injuries in the attack. Mara, a reporter for the privately owned Le Lynx, was denied entry…

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