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Turkey Sentences, Then Frees, 2 Journalists Jailed in Crackdown

November 7, 2019 0 Comments

ISTANBUL (New York Times) — A Turkish court sentenced two journalists to about 10 years in prison for aiding a terrorist group but also ordered them released Monday, November 4, in view of[...]

When the Urge to Write Is a Life Sentence

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October 31, 2019 0 Comments

By Rod Nordland The Turkish novelist and journalist Ahmet Altan is serving a life sentence in prison in his home country, allowed to see his children only occasionally and his[...]

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Jailed Turkish Novelist, Journalist Ahmet Altan Releases I Will Never See the World Again

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March 21, 2019 0 Comments

By Simon Callow LONDON (Guardian) — To review certain books seems like an impertinence. This is one of them. It speaks for itself with such clarity, certainty and wisdom that[...]