Turkey Seizes Newspaper Zaman

Lesson Brief Arabil
On Friday, Turkish police siezed the offices of opposition newspaper Zaman purusant to a court order. Zaman is the country's most widely circulated newspaper and many analysts commented that the action was evidence of a further restriction of freedom of expression in Turkey. Video footage of the event showed Turkish authorities using tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who came out to show their support for the newspaper.
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