Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Turkish Journalists: Guilty Without Trial

Turkish Journalists: Guilty Without Trial

by Burak Bekdil
July 22, 2015 at 4:00 am

The case is against Ceyda Karan and Hikmet Cetinkaya, columnists for Cumhuriyet daily.

In solidarity with the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, they displayed the cartoons in their columns. They now face up to four years and six months in jail on charges of "inciting public hatred" and "insulting religious values."

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