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The New Arab
Turkish journalists go on trial on Press Freedom Day
Date of publication: 24 July, 2017
Turkey has marked its anniversary of the abolition of official press censorship by putting 17 newspaper staff on trial in what is being considered an attack on free speech.
On the day Turkey marks the anniversary of the abolition of official press censorship in the country, 17 newspaper employees went on trial.
Turkey is now listed as the country with the biggest number of imprisoned journalists. Journalism organisations say more than 150 journalists are behind bars, most of them accused of terror charges.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2017/7/24/turkish-journalists-go-on-trial-on-press-freedom-day
