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Kurdish journalists appeal for international solidarity as Mesopotamia Agency reporter jailed
Mesopotamia Agency reporter Mehmet Aslan

KURDISH journalist Mehmet Aslan vowed to “continue the pursuit of the truth” today as he was jailed by a Turkish court on trumped-up charges of terrorism.

The Mesopotamia Agency reporter was charged with membership of an unnamed terrorist organisation, usually meaning the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

He denies the charges, insisting that “journalism was on trial.” 

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