Voice of America: Ankara Under Fire for Journalists' Treatment Oct 12th 2012, 15:26 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Ankara Under Fire for Journalists' Treatment Oct 12th 2012, 13:57 The European Union has strongly criticized Turkey for its record on media freedom in its annual report on the progress of prospective EU members. The EU says "increasing concerns" about court cases against reporters endanger Turkey's bid for membership. The rights group International Federation of Journalists reports there are around 75 journalists currently jailed in Turkey, mainly because of how they covered issues deemed by the government to be controversial. The ... | | | | |
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