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Report: 189 journalists detained, 58 remanded in prison in 2017

Report: 189 journalists detained, 58 remanded in prison in 2017

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A total of 189 journalists passed through police custody in Turkey while 58 of them were remanded in prison in 2017, according to a recent report by the Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ). In its “Report on the Violations of Media Freedom in 2017,” ÖGİ said Wednesday...

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