Voices rising over silenced reporters in Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

Friday, March 4, 2011

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News

Journalists and supporters carry placards saying 'Freedom to Journalists,' during a protest of the recent detention of their colleagues in Istanbul and Ankara. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL

Members of the media, trade unions and opposition parties demonstrate in Istanbul and Ankara against a crackdown on journalists, calling on the ruling party to ‘get your hands off the press.’ Several thousand people participate in the protests following the detention and raiding of homes of prominent journalists in connection with an alleged coup plot.   

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