Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Turkey Rejects Europe's 'Red Line' On Press Freedom After Detentions | Huffington Post

Turkey Rejects Europe’s ‘Red Line’ On Press Freedom After Detentions
Police detained journalists who were accused of helping precipitate the failed coup.
11/01/2016 08:47 am ET

Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk

Turkey’s prime minister said he had no regard for Europe’s “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to heel with threats, rejecting criticism of the detention of senior journalists at an opposition newspaper.

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