< img src = "/uploads/blogs/fd/dd/ib-FRC3A3A3VRO_791A1.jpg" Alt = "Turkey arrested a Swedish journalist for terrorism"/> ~ ~ ~ ~ < P > Against the background of mass riots in Turkey, caused by the arrest of the mayor of Ekrem of Mamamogl, Turkish authorities confirmed the detention of Swedish journalist Yakim Medin.
~ < p > informs Le Monde.
< p > journalist is accused of & ldquo; membership in a terrorist organization & RDQUO; and & ldquo; Presidential image & Rdquo; Turkey. & Amp; nbsp;< p >The Swedish journalist was arrested on March 27 after arriving at Istanbul Airport. Turkish authorities said the warrant did not arrest on his arrest; Rsquo; < p > The editor of the Dagens Etc newspaper Andreas Gustavsson rejected the accusations, calling them absurd. He stressed that journalism is not a crime but facts are not an insult.
< p >< Em > & ldquo; these accusations are absurd. He is a journalist, no more & Rdquo; , – he added.
< p > arrest occurred against the background of exacerbation of relations between Turkey and the West, in particular in the context of Sweden's accession to NATO. Turkey has blocked this process for a long time, accusing Stockholm of supporting RPC.
< P > The situation has caused anxiety about the freedom of speech and the rights of journalists in Turkey, especially in conditions of increased repression against the media after protests that last from March 19.
~ ~ < p > Turkey and its Western allies consider the RPC a terrorist organization. Yakim Medin was accused of participating on January 11, 2023 of a demonstration organized by PKK/KCK terrorist organization in Stockholm, during which they allegedly mocked the Pugal < p > & ldquo; < Em > Bureau for Investigation Turkey. & Amp; nbsp;