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Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey

Sweden Analyzes Charges Against Journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey

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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

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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.

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

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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

Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison

Journalist Joakim Medin Expresses Gratitude for Support from Turkish Prison

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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

Joakim Medin has spoken to his wife on the phone

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Joakim Medin has for the first time since he was arrested two weeks ago spoken with his wife Sofie Axelsson on the phone.

Turkish Courts Release Over 100 Students Detained in Protest Crackdown

Turkish Courts Release Over 100 Students Detained in Protest Crackdown

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Turkish Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel Detained in Dawn Raid

Turkish Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel Detained in Dawn Raid

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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

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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

Swedish PEN Cancels Protest for Jailed Journalist Joakim Medin

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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

Sweden Urged to Act as Journalist Joakim Medin Detained in Turkey

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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

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained with Istanbul Mayor in Turkey

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained with Istanbul Mayor in Turkey

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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 Foreign Minister to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey

Swedish Foreign Minister to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey

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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

Sweden's Malmer Stenergard to Discuss Journalist's Detention with Turkey

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

Kristersson: Sweden Intensifies Efforts for Journalist Detained in Turkey

Kristersson: Sweden Intensifies Efforts for Journalist Detained in Turkey

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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

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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

Sweden Prioritizes Journalist's Release After Arrest in Turkey

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Sweden Prioritizes Journalist's Release After Arrest in Turkey

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The Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are working on different levels to bring home the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who has been arrested in Turkey, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M). Getting Joakim to come home is the highest priority for the Government

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Arrested in Turkey, Press Freedom at Risk

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Arrested in Turkey, Press Freedom at Risk

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Swedish journalist organizations are demanding that the imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin be released. It is incredibly serious that he is sitting in a solitary cell instead of being out and reporting on what is actually happening in Turkey, says Erik Larsson from Reporters Without Borders Sweden

Erdogan Urges PKK to Disarm Without Delay

Erdogan Urges PKK to Disarm Without Delay

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is impatient and demands that the terrorist-stamped Kurdish movement PKK immediately lays down its arms. We do not have infinite time and patience

Sweden Prioritizes Journalist's Release After Arrest in Turkey

Sweden Prioritizes Journalist's Release After Arrest in Turkey

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The case of the Swedish journalist who was arrested in Turkey has the highest priority for the government. Our goal is for Joakim Medin to be able to come home, says Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) to TT

Turkey Accuses Swedish Journalist of Terrorism and Anti-Turkish Reporting

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Turkey Accuses Swedish Journalist of Terrorism and Anti-Turkish Reporting

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Turkey accuses the imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin of terrorist crimes – and for reporting "anti-Turkish" news.

Massive Istanbul Protests Demand Release of Mayor Imamoglu

Massive Istanbul Protests Demand Release of Mayor Imamoglu

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Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gather again on Istanbul's streets on Saturday in protest against the imprisonment of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Swedish Journalist's Arrest in Turkey Sparks Global Outcry

Swedish Journalist's Arrest in Turkey Sparks Global Outcry

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Many organizations strongly condemn the fact that the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been arrested in Turkey.

Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained in Turkey

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Swedish Journalist Joakim Medin Detained in Turkey

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The Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been taken to a Turkish prison after being arrested. This is what Dagens ETC's editor-in-chief Andreas Gustavsson tells TV4

Putin and Erdogan Talk Black Sea Deal and Sanctions Relief

Putin and Erdogan Talk Black Sea Deal and Sanctions Relief

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Russia's and Turkey's presidents are said to have discussed a possible agreement regarding the Black Sea.