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UPDATE, NOV 5: Turkish authorities are considering the deportation of a Syrian journalist over a video he made about the eating of bananas. Majed Shamaa, who works for Orient News, satirized the Turkish crackdown on Syrian refugees who filmed themselves enjoying the fruit amid Turkey’s economic problems. In the video, he furtively buys bananas and […]
Turkish authorities are considering whether to deport a Syrian journalist over a humorous video about claims that local people cannot afford to buy bananas while Syrians in the country can, his lawyer said on Thursday.
LONDON: The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Turkish authorities to release Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa and end deportation proceedings against him. Shamaa, a reporter for the Dubai-based broadcaster Orient TV, was arrested by Turkish police at his home in downtown Istanbul and threatened with deportation, which will likely endanger his life.