Turkey jails two prominent journalists

 International observers have strongly spoken against the imprisonment of two prominent journalists for revealing state secrets, in Turkey.

Erdem Gul received five years and Can Dundar five years and 10 months. Mr Dundar and Mr Gul, editor and Ankara bureau chief of opposition daily Cumhuriyet, had reported that Turkey had tried to ship arms to rebels fighting the Syrian government.

 While Mr Dundar was briefing reporters outside the courthouse an assailant fired several shots  to kill Mr Dundar  but he escaped unharmed

Speaking after the verdict, Mr Dundar said the sentence, and the assassination attempt, were “not given only to suppress and silence us” but to “intimidate the Turkish media and make us scared of writing”.

But their  prosecution has, met with sharp criticism from human rights campaigners and fellow journalists. It takes courage to speak the truth.

 Source: BBC

 http://citifmonline.com/2016/05/08/turkey-jails-prominent-journalists/