Journalist Sedef Kabaş was detained on 22 January after she quoted a Circassian proverb on TV: “An ox does not become a king as it ascends to a palace, but the palace becomes a barn.” She was charged with "insulting the president".
January 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Nationalist MEP David Casa has called for the release of Sedef Kabaş, a journalist in Turkey who has been held in custody after reciting a proverb that was seen
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