Showing posts with label Turkish Cypriot Journalist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkish Cypriot Journalist. Show all posts

Trial of journalist an attempt to ‘silence’ Turkish Cypriot dissent


Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir

Oct 10, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Case centres on a meeting held by Turkey to sway 2020 Turkish Cypriot elections

The unprecedented criminal case that has raised eyebrows both locally and internationally, in which Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir faces up to ten years in prison for “insulting and defaming” the Turkish Cypriot security forces, began on Friday.