Tell Turkey's government that journalism is not a crime
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:45
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Hundreds of journalists have been arrested, sacked and harassed following Turkey's attempted coup.
The failed coup was followed by a state of emergency and excessive and indiscriminate measures to purge all individuals believed to be connected to the attempt.
The Turkish authorities are now jailing journalists, shutting down radio and TV channels and censoring the internet in an attempt to silence criticism.
90 journalists are in jail and more than 130 media have been banned since mid-July.
2500 journalists have lost their jobs and arrest warrants have been issued for dozens of media workers.
Some families of journalists, who are in hiding or have fled, have been arrested to force them to surrender.
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Thank you!
Eric Lee
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