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Tweet - "I'm pressing Secretary of State Pompeo to address rising global authoritarianism and a crackdown on freedom of the press. Violence and murder against journalists and dissidents is barbaric and unacceptable."

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By: Dick Durbin

Date: Oct. 12, 2018

Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Foreign Affairs

"I'm pressing Secretary of State Pompeo to address rising global authoritarianism and a crackdown on freedom of the press. Violence and murder against journalists and dissidents is barbaric and unacceptable."

"President Trump's refusal to show U.S. leadership on freedom of the press at home and abroad is deeply troubling. There is no grey area when it comes to this issue."

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