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January 25, 2022

Turkish Journalist Sedef Kabas Detained for "Insulting" President Erdogan
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In Turkey, prominent journalist Sedef Kabas has been jailed while she
awaits trial on charges of allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. Kabas was detained Saturday after she tweeted a proverb that
translates as: "When the ox climbs to the palace, he does not become a
king, but the palace becomes a barn." Kabas is being held at a prison in
Istanbul. The law on insulting the president carries a sentence of
between one and four years. Tens of thousands of people have been
charged and sentenced over the so-called crime during Erdogan's
presidency.


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