Turkey: Probes Over Doctors’ Covid-19 Comments

Click to expand Image A team of doctors puts on protective suits before they meet a patient with suspected COVID-19, Istanbul May 2020. ©2020 Yasin Akgu/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images ©2020 Yasin Akgu/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Istanbul) – Turkish authorities should immediately halt investigations into doctors running three professional medical associations in Turkey’s southeast and eastern regions, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should respect both freedom of expression and the important role of healthcare worker associations in informing the public and protecting…

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