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media watchdog ReportersBBC
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Media is experiencing " one of the darkest days of its history," the local Council of Press Distributors and Publishers said.
It accuses the government of freezing the bank accounts of media companies over alleged non-payment of taxes.
Officials justify the crackdown by saying they were trying to end practices that lead to financial embezzlement and mismanagement in the media industry.
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