Turkish bar associations, press groups condemn arrest of journalists as ‘alarming’

Bar associations and press freedom groups in Turkey have condemned the arrest of journalists Alican Uludağ and İsmail Arı, warning that their jailing poses a serious threat to press freedom and freedom of expression, Turkish Minute reported. Uludağ, a reporter for Deutsche Welle’s Turkish service, was arrested on February 20, while Arı, a journalist for the left-wing […] The post Turkish bar associations, press groups condemn arrest of journalists as ‘alarming’ appeared first on Stockholm Cen...

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