PEN America: Turkish Music Collective's Cultural Center Raided by Police
August 07, 2020
August 07, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
On Wednesday, Turkish police raided a cultural center and arrested six members of a musical collective based there. The members of Grup Yorum, frequently targeted by authorities for speaking out against the Turkish government, were released later that day. PEN America issued the following statement in response:
"Grup Yorum members were peacefully rehearsing for a concert when their cultural center w . . .
On Wednesday, Turkish police raided a cultural center and arrested six members of a musical collective based there. The members of Grup Yorum, frequently targeted by authorities for speaking out against the Turkish government, were released later that day. PEN America issued the following statement in response:
"Grup Yorum members were peacefully rehearsing for a concert when their cultural center w . . .