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Turkey: 27 Scholars Detained for Denouncing Crackdown on Kurds

HeadlineJan 19, 2016

In Turkey, 27 academics who signed a petition denouncing the Turkish military’s violent crackdown on Kurdish communities have been detained and accused of spreading “terrorism propaganda.” The scholars were reportedly released by Friday evening after being detained earlier in the day.

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