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Outcry as Turkish journalist jailed by text
Outcry as Turkish journalist jailed by text
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Even in a country which regularly holds the world record for jailing journalists, the case of Turkish investigative reporter Baris Pehlivan stands out. - 'Abusive prosecutions' - Pehlivan, editor in chief of the OdaTV website and a contributor to the secular daily Cumhuriyet, was conditionally freed on May 15, then sent back to jail for a day after multiple cases were opened against him.