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Turkey: The Kafkaesque trial of 'Taraf' journalists (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 12, 2018

The defence was given inadequate time and facilities to prepare, and there were repeated changes in the composition of the panel of judges, revealing a blatant disregard for fair trial standards.
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