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26 May 2015
Reporters Without Borders
"The charges against Maydaneh Abdallah Okieh are without foundation and amount to nothing less than harassment on the part of the Djibouti authorities against a stalwart of the first free and critical radio station in Djibouti’s history," said Virginie Dangles the deputy programme director of RSF.
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