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Purge-victim Kurdish artist Zehra Dogan given Index on Censorship’s arts award

Purge-victim Kurdish artist Zehra Dogan given Index on Censorship’s arts award

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 5, 2019 | Int'l Reactions

The London-based Index on Censorship, a campaigning publishing organization for freedom of expression, has given this year’s Freedom of Expression Arts Award to Kurdish painter and journalist Zehra Doğan, according to a statement on the organization’s website. Index...
Kurdish journalist Zehra Dogan released after spending nearly 3 years in prison

Kurdish journalist Zehra Dogan released after spending nearly 3 years in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 25, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Doğan, an artist and journalist for the now-closed a Kurdish news agency (JİNHA), was released on Sunday after two years, nine months and 22 days in prison Doğan was convicted of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in social media posts and news stories. Her...
Jailed journalist Zehra Dogan says prison guards destroy her paintings

Jailed journalist Zehra Dogan says prison guards destroy her paintings

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish journalist and who has been under arrest on terror charges for over a year, has said the paintings she made in prison are being seized and destroyed by the guards. “I am subjected to pressure mostly because of my paintings and drawings. Our...
Turkish artist locked away for painting destruction in Kurdish town of Nusaybin

Turkish artist locked away for painting destruction in Kurdish town of Nusaybin

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Doğan, a Turkish painter who has been handed down a prison sentence of two years, nine months, 22 days for depicting the destruction caused by military operations carried out in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province, was sent to Diyarbakır Prison on Monday....
Artist given 2 years’ jail time for painting destruction in Kurdish town of Nusaybin

Artist given 2 years’ jail time for painting destruction in Kurdish town of Nusaybin

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Doğan, a Turkish painter and reporter for the now-closed Dicle news agency, has been given a prison sentence of two years, nine months, 22 days for painting the destruction caused by operations carried out in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province by Turkish...
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