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Nearly 200 students, journalists go on trial in Turkey over Istanbul protests
Nearly 200 people detained in a government crackdown on protests went on trial on Friday in Istanbul. Suspects include several students and journalists who were arrested while demonstrating against the March 19 detention and subsequent jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu,
Almost 200 students, journalists on trial over Istanbul protests
Dozens of people, including journalists, appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor,
Turkey releases lawyer of jailed Istanbul mayor, lawyer says
Turkish authorities released a lawyer for jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, after detaining him overnight, an attorney for the lawyer said on Friday.
Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests
A trial of nearly 200 people arrested in protests against the Turkish government has opened in Istanbul. Mass demonstrations began on 19 March after Istanbul's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu - a key rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - was detained on corruption charges,
Students and journalists stand trial in Turkey over protests sparked by mayor's arrest
Dozens of people including journalists have appeared before a court in Istanbul, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests
Turkey begins mass trials following protests over Istanbul mayor’s detention
Turkey started hastily organized mass trials on Friday to prosecute some of the hundreds of people who took part in the widespread demonstrations over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the major rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival
Press freedom groups have criticized Turkey for detaining journalists ... amid nationwide protests sparked by the arrest of Istanbul's mayor. Turkish authorities detained and deported BBC ...
Los Angeles Times25d
Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over the jailing of key Erdogan rival
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union said Monday, calling it a crackdown amid growing protests triggered by the jailing of ...
The Independent25d
Nine journalists detained after covering protests against Turkish mayor’s arrest
The move has ignited the largest protests Turkey has seen in over a decade ... staff photographer is among the detained journalists, the union said in a post on X. The prosecutor’s office ...
CBS News25d
Protests against Turkey's President Erdogan, arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, see hundreds arrested
Turkey has detained over 1,100 people — including 10 journalists reportedly arrested Monday morning — since mass protests were sparked on March 19 by the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor ...