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Micah freed: Djibouti frees top SA investigative journalist Micah Reddy
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South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists was detained on Saturday, but is now on his way back to South Africa.
- South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists was detained on Saturday, but is now on his way back to South Africa.
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- Micah freed: Djibouti frees top SA investigative journalist Micah Reddy
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- Left: South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists was detained on Saturday, but is now on his way back to South Africa.
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