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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Rights group slams media arrests in Turkey - FOCUS Information Agency

"Rights group slams media arrests in Turkey
05 March 2011 | 20:14 | FOCUS News Agency

Ankara. Human Rights Watch on Saturday denounced the recent arrests of journalists in Turkey, an EU candidate nation, saying the move would have a 'chilling effect on free speech', AFP reported.
Raiding homes early on Thursday, Turkish police detained 10 people, most of them journalists, drawing condemnation from the EU and international media watchdogs."

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