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Swedish Foreign Minister Hopes for Quick Resolution in Journalist's Turkey Trial
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Swedish Foreign Minister Hopes for Quick Resolution in Journalist's Turkey Trial

Allegation of Longer Sentence for Swedish Journalist Medin in Turkey Dismissed
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Allegation of Longer Sentence for Swedish Journalist Medin in Turkey Dismissed

The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin risks up to 27 years' imprisonment in Turkey after allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda, reports Reporters Without Borders for the Journalisten newspaper. Medin's lawyers, however, estimate the maximum sentence to 12 years' imprisonment, according to ETC's editor-in-chief Andreas Gustavsson
Swedish Politicians to Attend Journalist Joakim Medin's Trial in Turkey
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Swedish Politicians to Attend Journalist Joakim Medin's Trial in Turkey

Jonas Sjöstedt (L) and Ulrika Westerlund (GP) are traveling to Ankara to attend the trial of Swedish journalist Joakim Medina. It's about putting some pressure on Turkey, says the Left Party's EU parliamentarian Jonas Sjöstedt
Kristersson on Medin's Imprisonment: Avoiding Justice Complications
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Kristersson on Medin's Imprisonment: Avoiding Justice Complications

Sweden is seeking talks with Turkey about the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party).
Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey
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Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey

Sweden is currently analyzing the charges against freelance journalist Joakim Medin, and embassy staff will try to attend the trial next week. Our goal is still to get Joakim Medin home as soon as possible, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard
Turkey Uses Journalist's Books and Articles as Evidence in Trial
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Turkey Uses Journalist's Books and Articles as Evidence in Trial

Joakim Medin's own books, reports and posts on social media constitute the evidence that Turkey is using against the Swedish journalist, according to the organization that represents him.
Medin's Wife Faces Surreal Risk Amid Charges in Turkey
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Medin's Wife Faces Surreal Risk Amid Charges in Turkey

While the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is imprisoned in Turkey, a constant countdown is underway for his wife Sofie Axelsson, who is pregnant with the couple's first child. There are many emotions, both anxious and cautiously hopeful, she says after the news that he has now been charged
Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Faces 12-Year Sentence in Turkey Trial
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Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Faces 12-Year Sentence in Turkey Trial

The journalist Joakim Medin is being prosecuted in Turkey for terrorist crimes and insulting the president. He risks a total of 12 years in prison, reports Dagens ETC
Trials Begin for Nearly 200 Critics of Turkish Regime Protests
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Trials Begin for Nearly 200 Critics of Turkish Regime Protests

Trials have been initiated against nearly 200 detainees, many of them students, who participated in regime-critical protests in Turkey.
Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison
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Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison

The imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin writes in a letter from the prison in Turkey that he is grateful for all the support he has received since his arrest at the end of March. "The words have reached me about all the support and attention I am getting now"
Joakim Medin has spoken to his wife on the phone
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Joakim Medin has spoken to his wife on the phone

Joakim Medin has for the first time since he was arrested two weeks ago spoken with his wife Sofie Axelsson on the phone.
Turkish Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel Detained in Dawn Raid
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Turkish Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel Detained in Dawn Raid

Two well-known Turkish journalists, Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel, have been detained in Turkey.
Turkish Court Denies Release of Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin
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Turkish Court Denies Release of Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin

A court in Ankara rejected on Wednesday an appeal against the detention of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin. That's how it works in Turkey, says Dagens ETC's editor-in-chief Anders Gustafsson
Swedish PEN Cancels Protest for Jailed Journalist Joakim Medin
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Swedish PEN Cancels Protest for Jailed Journalist Joakim Medin

Swedish PEN is cancelling the large manifestation that was planned outside the Turkish embassy in support of the imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin. PEN's chairperson Kerstin Almegård cannot however say why
Sweden Urged to Act as Journalist Joakim Medin Detained in Turkey
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Sweden Urged to Act as Journalist Joakim Medin Detained in Turkey

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has not been particularly swift and often acted too late, when it comes to Swedes being imprisoned in authoritarian regimes, writes Angela Gui in Expressen. The daughter of Gui Minahi, imprisoned in China, now hopes that it will be different for the journalist Joakim Medin, who is locked up in Turkey
Sweden Democrat Criticized for Remarks on Journalists and Imprisonment
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Sweden Democrat Criticized for Remarks on Journalists and Imprisonment

The SD's Riksdag member Jörgen Grubb has in a post on the X platform written that two Cold Facts journalists should be imprisoned. The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who has been imprisoned in Turkey, he dismisses as a "communist", reports Expo
Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained with Istanbul Mayor in Turkey
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Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained with Istanbul Mayor in Turkey

The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is imprisoned in the same section of Silivri Prison as Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – whose arrest triggered the mass protests that Medin traveled to Turkey to cover.
Swedish Minister Pushes for Journalist's Release in Talks with Turkey
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Swedish Minister Pushes for Journalist's Release in Talks with Turkey

We do what we can to get Joakim Medin home as soon as possible, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) after meeting her Turkish counterpart in Brussels. I was very clear, says the Foreign Minister
Swedish Foreign Minister to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey
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Swedish Foreign Minister to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey

The Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard will have a meeting with Turkey's counterpart regarding the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin.
Sweden's Malmer Stenergard to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey
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Sweden's Malmer Stenergard to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey

The Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard will have a meeting with Turkey's counterpart regarding the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin.
NATO Faces Silence on Turkey's Journalist Arrest Before Key Meeting
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NATO Faces Silence on Turkey's Journalist Arrest Before Key Meeting

Turkey's seizure of journalist Joakim Medin raises questions ahead of this week's foreign ministers' meeting in Nato. But no answers from Nato leadership will be forthcoming
Kristersson: Sweden Intensifies Efforts for Journalist Detained in Turkey
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Kristersson: Sweden Intensifies Efforts for Journalist Detained in Turkey

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has not had contact with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin. I rule out nothing in this matter, he says to TT
Journalist Joakim Medin Declares from Turkish Prison: Journalism Is Not a Crime
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Journalist Joakim Medin Declares from Turkish Prison: Journalism Is Not a Crime

The journalist Joakim Medin, who works for the newspaper Dagens ETC, was arrested on Thursday at Istanbul's airport. Now he has written a greeting from prison
Ane Brun Cancels Istanbul Concert Following Protest Backlash
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Ane Brun Cancels Istanbul Concert Following Protest Backlash

Ane Brun is cancelling a concert in Turkey this autumn, as the concert organizer has been accused of not supporting the protests in Istanbul, writes Dagens Nyheter.
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