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Another Wave of Arrests Targets Journalists in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On Dec. 20, Turkish police arrested dozens of journalists it accused of being in the “press and propaganda wing” of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), targeting news organizations in Istanbul, Ankara, Sirnak, Mersin, Diyarbakir, Izmir, Urfa, and Van.
Turkish police arrested dozens of journalists it accused of being in the “press and propaganda wing” of the PKK
Police raided the homes of journalists and the offices of Kurdish and pro-Kurdish newspapers such
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So much for democratic country or TRYING to be one.. such a joke.. Turkey will never be civilized and anything that screams NON-TURKISH will be put in jail like these unfortunate individuals.. this is just wrong…..and Turkey has the balls to yell at France for impeding or banning free speech? HYPOCRITES…..
It’s simple. Turkey makes its own rules that systemically limit freedom and this empowers them to rationalize their moves. A” model “of a secular Moslem democracy. What a disgrace. Hypocracy at its best. Diverse thought in any society is viewed one of two ways….. as a threat or as an enabler of advancement. Which school do you think Turkey subscribes to?
If the Kurdish rights activists want to cooperate with the Turkish government to ask for more rights (the Turkish government has done tons of reforms out there and it is not enough for them), they need to one, condemn the PKK for it’s violent methods on all citizens in Turkey, as well as how the PKK commits terrorist acts against resorts, schools, towns, villages, and other things. The PKK is a seperatist terrorist organization who has links to Communist. Look up “PKK” and a “Communist Flag” and you will see what I mean. The KCK, DTP and other groups need to renounce the PKK terrorist groups and rebels.