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Turkish court acquits three journalists of ‘terrorist propaganda’ charges
The pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem

A TURKISH court acquitted three high-profile journalists of “terrorist propaganda” charges today, but many more remain behind bars.

Erol Onderoglu, Ahmet Nesin and Sebnem Korur Fincanci all walked free from the High Criminal Court in Istanbul after a three-year fight to prove their innocence.

Each had temporarily assumed the rotating role of guest editor at pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem in 2016, when it was threatened with prosecution.

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