Editor of newspaper's website faces 15 years in prison Sources News Release
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Publisher: Reporters without Borders Date Written: 07/10/09 Year Published: 2009 Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Journalist Aylin Duruoglu has spent nearly six months in Istanbuls Bakirköy prison on totally unfounded charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation, Reporters Without Borders said.
Abstract: Journalist Aylin Duruoglu has spent nearly six months in Istanbuls Bakirköy prison on totally unfounded charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation, Reporters Without Borders said today. The Istanbul prosecutors office requested a 15-year jail sentence for Duruoglu when she appeared in court on 1 October.
Duruoglu was accused of belonging to an armed group called the Revolutionary Headquarters after acknowledging, during interrogation by Istanbul counter-terrorism police, that she... To read the full release go to http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR578.htm
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