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At least 8 journalists and media workers sentenced or fined in one week; Gazete Fersude reporter Soner Karabulut jailed pending trial; Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak freed after more than three years in prison

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Sönmez was on trial over Cumhuriyet website’s coverage of Turkey’s 2018 military operation in Syria

Joint statement: Altan and Ilıcak released but judicial harassment continues

P24 and ARTICLE 19 welcome Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak’s release after more than three years of pre-trial detention and Mehmet Altan’s acquittal

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Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 215

At least 8 journalists and media workers sentenced or fined in one week; Gazete Fersude …

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 214

Prosecutor seeks higher than minimum sentences in retrial of Altans …

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