{"id":17729,"date":"2018-04-26T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cartooningforpeace.org\/en\/?p=17729"},"modified":"2018-05-30T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:33:32","slug":"musa-kart-sentenced-to-3-years-and-9-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartooningforpeace.org\/en\/musa-kart-sentenced-to-3-years-and-9-months-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumhuriyet trial in Turkey: Musa Kart sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

After nine long months of a trial considered as the symbol of the erosion of press freedom in Turkey, 14 employees of the newspaper Cumhuriyet were sentenced to prison terms of between 2 and more than 8 years – including the press cartoonist Musa Kart. In particular, they were accused of aiding the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and preacher Fethullah G\u00fclen.<\/p>\n

However, after the verdict was announced, the journalists promised not to be intimidated. “You will be shamed in front of history<\/strong>,” Cumhuriyet reported on his website Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Sentenced journalists will not be sent to prison pending the appeal process.\u00a0However, they are subject to judicial control and a ban on leaving the country.<\/p>\n

Read more here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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