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Military forces rounded up journalists in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, seen here today. (AP/Karim Kadim)

Iraq cracks down on media; violations in Yemen, Libya

New York, February 25, 2011–The Committee to protect Journalists documented additional attacks today in Iraq, Yemen, and Libya as journalists tried to cover anti-government protests. Iraqi authorities cracked down on media: Security forces stormed a satellite TV office, detained dozens of journalists, and confiscated equipment, according to local journalists and news reports. In Yemen, at…

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