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References
- 1 2 3 4 The Standard, January 3, 2008: Politician killed in ethnic clashes
- ↑ Texts Adopted by European Parliament. Final Edition: 21 September 1995: Resolution on unfair trials in Kenya
- ↑ Amnesty International KENYA: FORMER POC THANKS AIUSA ACTIVISTS AND STAFF Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Amnesty International: 1998 Annual Report on Kenya
- 1 2 Global Campaign for Free Expression, March 1995: CENSORSHIP IN KENYA - GOVERNMENT CRITICS FACE THE DEATH SENTENCE
- ↑ Daily Nation, June 3, 2002: Where soothing ethnic strife is the major task
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