Syria: Senior UN Official Voices Alarm at Ongoing Abuses Against Journalists

by Gary Kopycinski on September 1, 2011

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 September 2011. The head of the United Nations agency defending press freedom has voiced her alarm at continuing abuses committed against journalists in Syria and called on authorities to respect basic human rights, including the right to freedom of expression.