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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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UN Official Calls On Turkey To Release Journalists In Jail
A United Nations official has called on Turkey to release all jailed journalists, saying their detentions were not commensurate with the government's needs to protect public safety.
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2 Opposition Journalists Jailed In Turkey Press Freedom Trial: Report
An Istanbul court on Friday jailed two opposition journalists on hugely controversial charges of revealing state secrets, media reported, in a trial that has become a lightning rod for concerns about eroding press freedoms in Turkey.
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Turkish Journalist Calls His Release From Jail A 'Defeat' For Erdogan
The release of two prominent Turkish journalists following a ruling by Turkey's top court that their rights had been violated is a "clear defeat" for President Tayyip Erdogan, one of them said today.
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Turkey Frees 2 Journalists From Jail After High Court Ruling
Two journalists imprisoned for their reports on alleged government arms smuggling to Syria have been released from jail hours after Turkey's highest court ruled that their rights were violated.
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2 Imprisoned Turkish Journalists Released From Jail In Istanbul
Two Turkish journalists charged in a hugely controversial case with revealing state secrets and held in jail for the last three months were released earlier today after Turkey's constitutional court ruled their rights had been violated.
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Turkey Transfers British Reporters to New Jail
Turkey has transferred two British journalists and their Iraqi translator who were arrested this week on terror charges to a new jail in the southern city of Adana, legal sources said Wednesday.
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Turkey Journalists Face 4.5 Years Jail Over Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday called for two prominent journalists who featured Charlie Hebdo's cover with the image of the Prophet Mohammed in their columns to be jailed for four and a half years.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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UN Official Calls On Turkey To Release Journalists In Jail
A United Nations official has called on Turkey to release all jailed journalists, saying their detentions were not commensurate with the government's needs to protect public safety.
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2 Opposition Journalists Jailed In Turkey Press Freedom Trial: Report
An Istanbul court on Friday jailed two opposition journalists on hugely controversial charges of revealing state secrets, media reported, in a trial that has become a lightning rod for concerns about eroding press freedoms in Turkey.
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Turkish Journalist Calls His Release From Jail A 'Defeat' For Erdogan
The release of two prominent Turkish journalists following a ruling by Turkey's top court that their rights had been violated is a "clear defeat" for President Tayyip Erdogan, one of them said today.
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Turkey Frees 2 Journalists From Jail After High Court Ruling
Two journalists imprisoned for their reports on alleged government arms smuggling to Syria have been released from jail hours after Turkey's highest court ruled that their rights were violated.
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2 Imprisoned Turkish Journalists Released From Jail In Istanbul
Two Turkish journalists charged in a hugely controversial case with revealing state secrets and held in jail for the last three months were released earlier today after Turkey's constitutional court ruled their rights had been violated.
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Turkey Transfers British Reporters to New Jail
Turkey has transferred two British journalists and their Iraqi translator who were arrested this week on terror charges to a new jail in the southern city of Adana, legal sources said Wednesday.
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Turkey Journalists Face 4.5 Years Jail Over Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday called for two prominent journalists who featured Charlie Hebdo's cover with the image of the Prophet Mohammed in their columns to be jailed for four and a half years.
