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"They represent a broad pattern of repression, where the right to criticize and question is increasingly under threat, while the power to rule and impose goes unchecked. This drift away from open dialogue stiffles growth, development, and democracy itself. In a country with limited freedom, the media, often referred to as the fourth pillar of democracy, would no longer serve as a watchdog for the public. Instead, it would align itself with the ruling party, broadcasting news that serves a specific agenda."