Turkey Slammed for Mass Arrest of Kurdish Journalists, Politicians, Lawyers : vimarsana.com

Three weeks before crucial elections, police sparked criticism by detaining more than 150 journalists, politicians, lawyers and activists in an operation covering 21 Turkish cities, allegedly for Kurdish militant links.

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