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Pakistan: Why RSF deems PM Khan a 'press freedom predator'

Daniel Bastard, Asia-Pacific director at Reporters Without Borders (RSF), told DW that Pakistani authorities are trying to censor and intimidate journalists who dare to not toe the government's line.

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