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Attack on Reporter Who Investigated Turkish Mayor Condemned
A protester outside the Turkish embassy in Berlin, Germany, May 2017. Photo: EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
On June 17, Aygul, who is also the chairperson of the Bitlis Association of Journalists, wrote on Twitter that security guards employed by the mayor of the eastern Turkish city of Tatvan, Mehmet Emin Geylani, physically assaulted him in the street.
Gordan Duhacek: Croatia has Never Fully Resolved Free Speech
"The issue of freedom of speech in Croatia has never really been fully resolved, nor is Croatian society mature enough to lead such discussion," Duhacek told BIRN, noting the different criteria by which people can be prosecuted in the country for written or spoken words.
Satirical song 'offended nation's morals':
Photo: Illustration. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN.