Turkish authorities have raided the headquarters of one of the few TV news outlets not aligned with the government. Broadcasts from Halk TV were halted on Wednesday as police searched the channel’s Istanbul offices, arresting nearly a dozen people. Authorities appointed a trustee manager to oversee the popular broadcaster. Press freedom groups condemned the raid as a politically motivated move against the opposition. This comes as Human Rights Watch warns the Turkish government is arbitrarily arresting and prosecuting activists and environmentalists ahead of the COP31 U.N. Climate Change Conference in the city of Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Democracy Now! will be broadcasting from COP31 in Turkey next month.