Turkish Court Jails 7 Journalists After Anti-Erdogan Protests

Fuente: International Business Times

Vast crowds have hit the streets daily since the March 19 move against Istanbul's popular opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu AFP A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded in custody seven journalists for covering the mass protests that erupted following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, in a crackdown that has now seen more than 1,400 people arrested. Among the journalists placed under arrest by the Istanbul court was AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who was seen being escorted away to jail. Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced the move as "scandalous".