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Imprisoned Turkish journalist on hunger strike for 16 days

Imprisoned Turkish journalist on hunger strike for 16 days

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish journalist Derya Okatan, under arrest since Dec. 25, went on hunger strike in protest of her imprisonment. Accused of being a member of a terrorist group, Okatan was detained along with 5 other journalists on Dec. 25 and arrested afterwards. Okatan was the...

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