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Disturbing news in Frederike Geerdink case: Journalism under Fire in Turkey [update 9/11]

Posted on September 8, 2015 by heissenstat

The first news on social media seemed positive, saying that journalist, Frederike Geerdink, who was detained several days ago, had finally been released.   Unfortunately, things do not look so positive now. Amnesty International‘s Turkey Researcher, Andrew Gardner, contacted her lawyers … Continue reading →

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Turkish police again detain foreign journalist

Posted on September 6, 2015 by heissenstat

VICE journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool continues to languish in pre-trial detention under terrorism charges that Amnesty’s Andrew Gardner has described as “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre.”  Meanwhile, we received word today that Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink has also been detained by Turkish … Continue reading →

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