Imagine if Christiane Amanpour and Kate Adie were arrested for supporting ‘terrorist organizations’ or if Mehdi Hassan and Oprah Winfrey were sentenced to life in the highest security prison for ‘plotting to overthrow the state’. This may seem wildly far-fetched, but in Turkey, this is exactly what is happening. Read in full.
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Defending journalism in Turkey’s climate of fear (Open Democracy, 2 May 2018)
Imagine if Christiane Amanpour and Kate Adie were arrested for supporting ‘terrorist organizations’ or if Mehdi Hassan and Oprah Winfrey were sentenced to life in the highest security prison for ‘plotting to overthrow the state’. This may seem wildly far-fetched, but in Turkey, this is exactly what is happening. Read in full.
02 May 18
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