Turkish journalists stand trial on terrorism charges

Human rights group claim case is attempt to crack down on press freedom

journalists and activists in Turkey
Journalists and activists hold pictures of jailed writers during a demonstration in front of Istanbul's courthouse
(Image credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

More than a dozen journalists from Turkey's leading secular newspaper are on trial in Istanbul charged with aiding a terrorist organisation.

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