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Press muzzled as Turkey goes to the polls

Press freedom organizations call on the winners in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, being held June 24, to prioritize press freedom and release jailed journalists. An OSCE report into the vote finds a restrictive media environment. Turkey is the leading jailer of journalists, with at least 73 behind bars at the time of CPJ's most recent prison census. Authorities continue to prosecute journalists on charges of insulting the president or 'anti-state' activity. (Picture: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)

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