Kurdish journalist gets 14 years in Turkey, others await similar fate
Despite flimsy evidence and opaque proceedings, today was a terrible day in court for several Turkish journalists.
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Today was another dark day for the press in Turkey as assorted journalists appeared in court and were either convicted or denied acquittal on varying terror charges, thereby ensuring that the country retains its title as the world's biggest jailer of journalists for a third consecutive year.
Take Ziya Ataman, a reporter for the pro-Kurdish DIHA news agency, was slapped with 14 years and two months for alleged membership of a terrorist organization, shorthand in this case for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).