Repression without borders 2: Dogan Akhanli arrested in Spain
by Sophie Albers Ben Chamo
With writer Dogan Akhanli a second critic of Turkey's government has been arrested in Spain - at Turkey's request. But unlike journalist Hamza Yalçin, Akhanli has been granted conditional release.
Second arrest in Spain: Dogan Akhanli
The Spanish authorities have again arrested a writer with Turkish roots living in exile in Europe, on the basis of a so-called Red Notice issued to Interpol. After Hamza Yalçin, a journalist with both Swedish and Turkish passports, was arrested at the airport in Barcelona last week, on Saturday heavily-armed policemen detained author Doğan Akhanli at his holiday hotel in Granada.…
