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– Turkey: "Cumhuriyet" newspaper hearing marred by procedural violations (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 2, 2017

On 31 October 2017, one year to the day after the arrests and indictments of 17 members of the Cumhuriyet newspaper's board and journalistic staff, the fourth hearing in the case took place.
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