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– Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Şık arrested (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 2, 2017

Şık was arrested at his home in Istanbul this morning as a government crackdown targeting critical voices in the press intensified further.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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