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World's longest detained journalist wins rights prize

Foundation calls for Dawit's release
Eritrea is the only African country without privately owned media, having shut down its private press in 2001 under the pretext of 'national security'.
Teklemariam Bekit - BBC
A journalist detained in Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom of expression.Dawit Isaak, who holds dual Eri
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