Saturday, November 5, 2016

Turkey orders formal arrest of journalists

Turkish authorities have ordered the formal arrest pending trial of nine executives and journalists of a leading opposition newspaper following their detention on Monday.


The detention of the editor and senior staff of Cumhuriyet over the newspaper's alleged support for a failed coup in July was described by a top EU politician as the crossing of a red line against freedom of expression.

The nine placed include prominent names like the editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, cartoonist Musa Kart and columnist Kadri Gursel.

More than 100,000 people have been sacked or suspended and 37,000 arrested  since the coup attempt.
 [rte.ie]
5/11/16
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