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– Turkey: Concerns for freedom of expression deepen after referendum (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 20, 2017

The 'Yes' result enables the incorporation into law of many of the temporary emergency powers that Erdogan invoked in the wake of the failed coup attempt in July 2016, which have been systematically used to stifle dissent over the past months.
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