October 22, 2020, Istanbul – Turkey must stop harassing journalists and prosecuting them on trumped up charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Yesterday, a court Istanbul rejected an appeal by exiled journalist Can Dündar, thereby allowing authorities to seize his assets in Turkey, the news
"Turkish authorities persist in filing baseless and harassing charges against journalists for doing their jobs. The continuing legal cases against Can Dündar, Sabiha Temizkan, Kerim Karakaya, and Fercan Yalınkılıç are purely retaliatory, and the charges against them must be dropped immediately,"
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