1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/African leaders urged to defend press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Sx79waNjuT"><a href="https://cpj.org/2006/06/african-leaders-urged-to-defend-press-freedom/">African leaders urged to defend press freedom</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2006/06/african-leaders-urged-to-defend-press-freedom/embed/#?secret=Sx79waNjuT" width="600" height="338" title="“African leaders urged to defend press freedom” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="Sx79waNjuT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists urges you as chairman of the African Union to discuss with your fellow heads of state and government at your summit in the Gambian capital, Banjul, from July 1, the need to defend press freedom on the continent.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260