Turkey: Sentence has been passed in trial of 28 media workers
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced 25 journalists and media workers to 3 to 7 years prison terms over terrorism links to the Gülen movement. All of the journalists convicted worked for Zaman daily or other media outlets deemed to be close to the movement which is blamed by Turkish authorities of being behind the July 2016 failed coup. The lawyers of the case will appeal against the conviction Bianet: read the full article in English
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