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Kurdish journalist Baysal briefly detained on accusations of terrorism

Nurcan Baysal, a Kurdish journalist and human rights activist, was briefly detained on Monday on accusations of membership in a terrorist organization, Turkish media reports said. Baysal was...

Kurdish journalist given ‘Human Rights Defenders at Risk’ award in Dublin

Irish human rights organization Front Line Defenders has named Kurdish journalist Nurcan Baysal its Global Laureate for Human Rights Defenders at Risk for 2018,...

Three-year jail sentence sought for journalist Baysal due to tweets on Afrin

A prosecutor is seeking a three-year jail sentence for journalist Nurcan Baysal due to her tweets critical of an ongoing Turkish military operation in...

HRW: Turkish gov’t has reached ‘new low’ with social media crackdown

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Turkish government for prosecuting large numbers of people in recent weeks over social media posts protesting Turkey’s...

Journalist Baysal detained over tweets critical of Turkey’s Afrin operation

Journalist Nurcan Baysal was detained at her home early on Monday morning for posting tweets critical of an ongoing Turkish military operation in the...

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