DFG and MKG: Journalism is not a crime, release the journalists

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DFG and MKG: Journalism is not a crime, release the journalists

Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) made a statement on the detention of journalists Nurcan Yalçın and Derya Us during house raids in Amed (Diyarbakır) earlier today. “Although the reason for the detention was not disclosed by the police, we know that it is one of the operations carried out to criminalise our profession. The AKP-MHP government, which has increased the pressure on the press in recent years, is increasing the judicial harass…