Sebnem Korur Fincanci, a prominent rights defender, was arrested on charges of spreading terrorist group propaganda in October after she said in an interview that claims that Turkey's military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq should be investigated. President Tayyip Erdogan at the time denied the accusations that were made on media close to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group in October, and said legal action would be taken against anyone making such allegations.
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctor's union leader detained for having called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.
ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctors' union leader detained for having called for an investigation into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctor's union leader detained for having called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against
Turkish police violently intervened in a Pride march in Istanbul on Sunday, arresting more than 150 protesters and an AFP photographer, local AFP journalists
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