Sedef Kabaş faces trial over use of proverb on TV and in tweet comparing palace to a barn
A Turkish journalist has been jailed pending a trial for allegedly insulting the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after she cited a proverb on television and social media referring to an ox.
Woman journalist arrested in night raid for insulting Erdoğan
Sedef Kabaş faces imprisonment for saying a proverb, with colleagues condemning arrest as attempt to intimidate media
A prominent Turkish TV journalist has been detained and could face imprisonment after being charged with insulting the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
TV journalist arrested for ‘insulting’ president
A Turkish TV journalist was arrested late on Jan. 22 for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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