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South Africa: New refugee laws ‘target political dissidents’

By DW
10 Jan 2020 | 8:54 am |

Exiled politicians living in South Africa have told DW that the new refugee laws are meant to silence them. They fear that governments back home could use these laws to go after them and further stifle free speech.

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