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– Turkey: More than 50 journalists currently face trial on "terrorist propaganda" charges (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 6, 2018

As summer ends, the trials of Turkish journalists on the catch-all charge of 'terrorist propaganda' resume; many face very heavy sentences if convicted.
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