Turkish union official jailed over social media posts criticizing activist’s arrest

A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the pretrial detention of a labor union official over social media posts criticizing the arrest of an environmental activist, the Bianet news website reported. Başaran Aksu, a coordinator at the Umut-Sen office workers union, was jailed by the Milas Magistrate Court of Peace on charges of inciting public hostility […] The post Turkish union official jailed over social media posts criticizing activist’s arrest appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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