German police on Saturday briefly detained Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan following a protest she led against the destruction of a historic town in Turkey’s southeast. Doğan was detained along with three French nationals in front of Pergamon Museum in Berlin, opposition newspaper Yeni Yaşam reported on Saturday. Read the article in full.
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German police briefly detain Kurdish artist protesting destruction of Hasankeyf (Ahval, 13 July 2019)
German police on Saturday briefly detained Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan following a protest she led against the destruction of a historic town in Turkey’s southeast. Doğan was detained along with three French nationals in front of Pergamon Museum in Berlin, opposition newspaper Yeni Yaşam reported on Saturday. Read the article in full.
13 Jul 19
Arts award-winning Zehra Doğan. (Photo: Elina Kansikas for Index on Censorship)
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