Turkey: CFWIJ, 38 press freedom organizations and journalists demand senior journalist Sedef Kabaş’s release

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The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) and 38 press freedom organizations and journalists call on Turkey to release senior journalist Sedef Kabaş. Charged with “insulting the president”, after she used a popular Circassian proverb on a live television segment, Sedef was sent to prison on January 22, 2022.

 
 
 

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