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December 13, 2016

CPJ: 257 Journalists Jailed Worldwide-One-Third in Turkey Alone
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And a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists reveals at
least 257 journalists have been jailed worldwide this year-the most
since the committee began record keeping in 1990. Nearly one-third of
the journalists are imprisoned by Turkey alone. Since the failed
military coup this summer, Turkish authorities have executed a
widespread crackdown against the press, particularly against Kurdish
newspapers and journalists. On Monday, Turkish authorities also rounded
up and arrested as many as 200 members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples'
Democratic Party, known as the HDP, after raiding the party's offices in
Ankara and Istanbul.


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