woman.deniz yud-shel is only one of many journalists caught up inthe government crackdown. since last summer s failed coup,more than 150 reporters hae been put in prison.in the name of national security, hundreds were removedfrom their jobs, and many media companies shut down.as a result, their families are being forced into poverty.like yonca, whose writer husband has been in detention for threemonths. yonca is worried: since theend of december, her husband, journalist ahmet sik has beenincarcerated. he s accused of having spread terror propaganda via statements made online and inreports for the opposition daily newspaper cumhuriyet .for example, he interviewed a leading member of the kurdistanworkers party, the pk, a terror organization. he knows he has beenimprisoned for political reasons.it makes them very angry. sik is an investigativejournalist who does not mince words. in 2011 and 2012, he wasimprisoned for 13 months. the reason?he had written a book about the in
woman.deniz yud-shel is only one of many journalists caught up inthe government crackdown. since last summer s failed coup,more than 150 reporters hae been put in prison.in the name of national security, hundreds were removedfrom their jobs, and many media companies shut down.as a result, their families are being forced into poverty.like yonca, whose writer husband has been in detention for threemonths. yonca is worried: since theend of december, her husband, journalist ahmet sik has beenincarcerated. he s accused of having spread terror propaganda via statements made online and inreports for the opposition daily newspaper cumhuriyet .for example, he interviewed a leading member of the kurdistanworkers party, the pk, a terror organization. he knows he has beenimprisoned for political reasons.it makes them very angry. sik is an investigativejournalist who does not mince words. in 2011 and 2012, he wasimprisoned for 13 months. the reason?he had written a book about the in
Happy upcoming Easter weekend and with the big holiday celebration comes the usual, slightly diminished calendar of live music events. But even a smaller number.
Picks for March 28-31 includes weekend events celebrating Trans Day of Visibility at Giant Jones Brewing; Twilight Bowl continues from Mercury Players at the Bartell.