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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ba4d2e86-0b8c-4d30-929a-5cc2f43c6c09.jpg591862Lusaka, July 19, 2022 – Botswana authorities should immediately drop the criminal charge against Moeladilotlhoko News Boiler director Tshepo Sethibe, return devices seized from the outlet, and refrain from harassing the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On July 13, about 25 law enforcement officers arrested Sethibe at his home in the town...