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Turkey jails Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul
Source: BBC
Turkey jails Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul
6 May 2016 Europe
A Turkish court has sentenced two journalists to five years in prison on charges of revealing state secrets.
Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, the former editor and Ankara bureau chief of leading opposition daily Cumhuriyet, were prosecuted over a report alleging the Turkish government had tried to ship arms to Islamists in Syria.
The prosecution has been widely criticised by international observers.
Shortly before the verdict, a gunman attempted to shoot Mr Dundar.
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6 May 2016 Europe
A Turkish court has sentenced two journalists to five years in prison on charges of revealing state secrets.
Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, the former editor and Ankara bureau chief of leading opposition daily Cumhuriyet, were prosecuted over a report alleging the Turkish government had tried to ship arms to Islamists in Syria.
The prosecution has been widely criticised by international observers.
Shortly before the verdict, a gunman attempted to shoot Mr Dundar.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36233282
