FSRN In Turkey Recent Crackdowns on Journalists Further Restrictions on the Press
Channel: Reddebrek
Date: 22/12/2011

On Tuesday, police in Turkey raided houses and offices of news agencies, detaining at least 38 people, many of them journalists. According to local media, the arrests are part of a probe into links to an outlawed group, the Kurdistan Communities Union. Human rights and media groups have condemned the raids, which they say are part of an ongoing effort to restrict press freedom in the country.

FSRN's Hermione Gee reports from Istanbul.

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