In Mali, journalist briefly jailed for reporting on Gao

From Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa Mon Dec 17 2012, 16:46:17

Police detained freelance reporter Moctar Barry on November 15, 2012, in the central town of Sévaré, after he returned from reporting on events in Gao, an Islamist-occupied city in the northern half of Mali, local journalists said....

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