Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Turkish Journalists Face Life Imprisonment for Espionage

(Version anglaise seulement)

The trial of two Turkish journalists has resumed, with the two defendants facing charges of espionage and aiding a terrorist organization for their reporting that alleged the government was smuggling arms to Syria. The closed-door trial involves Cumhuriyet newspaper editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul. They could get sentences of life imprisonment if found guilty. Their case, which has generated international interest as a test of press freedom, went to trial...

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