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On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
The United States government is concerned by a troubling trend in the past few years of Nigerien authorities arresting and threatening critics of the government.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin highlights concerns about government repression in Niger.

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