Opposition, artists, rights groups accuse gov’t of criminalizing satire after comedian’s arrest

Rights groups, opposition leaders and figures from Turkey’s arts scene rallied behind comedian Deniz Göktaş on Friday, accusing authorities of using pretrial detention to punish jokes and political satire. The backlash came after Göktaş was jailed pending trial over his stand-up show “Ölü Deniz,” a performance that drew millions of views on YouTube and included […] The post Opposition, artists, rights groups accuse gov’t of criminalizing satire after comedian’s arrest appeared first on Stockh...

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