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Date published: 8 June 2022 09:23
Modified On: 8 June 2022 23:00

Many journalists detained in police raids across Diyarbakır

Police raided homes of journalists and the office of a news agency in the early hours of the morning.

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Many journalists detained in police raids across Diyarbakır

Serdar Altan and Safiye Alagaş

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At least 21 journalists have been detained in police raids in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

Among the detained are Serdar Altan, the co-chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and Safiye Alagaş, the manager of the Jin News agency, the Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reported.

Jin News, a women-focused news agency, reported that police raided its office and seized equipment.

The names of some of the other detained journalists: Gülşen Koçuk (Jin News editor), Aziz Oruç (MA editor), Ömer Çelik, Suat Doğuhan, Ramazan Geciken, Berivan Karatorak, Esmer Tunç, Neşe Toprak and Zeynel Abidin Bulut.

Dicle Müftüoğlu, the other co-chair of the DFG, was released yesterday (June 7) after three days in detention.

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