Turkey gets head of Kurdish news agency arrested in Belgium
by Ana Ribeiro
After restricting a German comedian’s freedom of speech over a satirical poem on President Erdoğan, the Turkish state's hand has reached even more firmly into the EU against the media - with the arrest of a Kurd in Belgium.
The oppressive Turkish state once again gets its way against the media in Europe, targeting a Kurdish journalist, who is now out on bail after a stint in a Belgian prison. Photo: public domain
Maxime Azadi, who runs the Kurdish news agency ANF in the Netherlands, was stopped and arrested while passing through Belgium and then released on bail in…
