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VOA Kurdish: Pressure on press in Turkey increases


The 23rd High Criminal Court has opened a case against Kurdish journalist Diren Yurtsever and is seeking a sentence of 1 to 3 years.
The 23rd High Criminal Court has opened a case against Kurdish journalist Diren Yurtsever and is seeking a sentence of 1 to 3 years.

A case has been filed against Kurdish journalist Diren Yurtsever by the 23rd High Criminal Court, with a potential sentence of one to three years. Yurtsever had previously spent seven months in prison.

Meanwhile, the Council of Europe has released its Press Freedom Report on Turkey, which highlights the growing pressure on the press and the increasing erosion of journalists' freedoms in the country.

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