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– Zehra Doğan, Turkish artist, journalist and activist released pending trial (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 21, 2016

On 9 December 2016, Zehra Doğan, was freed from Mardin Women’s Prison where she had been held since July, charged with membership and propaganda for a terrorist organisation. But there is little to celebrate. Her trial opens in February 2017, and, if convicted she could spend years more in prison.
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