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The groups said in a joint statement: "In response to the unprecedented number of journalists killed and other repeated press freedom violations by the Israeli authorities since the start of the war with Hamas, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 59 other organisations are calling on the EU to suspend its association agreement with Israel and to adopt targeted sanctions against those responsible."
The call came ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Aug 29.
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Bu hikaye The Straits Times dergisinin August 27, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
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