PEN America: Turkey Arrests 93 in Raid on Turkish Music Collective Cultural Center
November 09, 2020
November 09, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
An October 29 raid on the Idil Cultural Center, home to the Turkish music collective Grup Yorum, reportedly resulted in the arrests of 93 people. The arrests include Ali Araci, a flute player who had recently been released after spending more than a year in prison, as well as the band's lawyers, background singers, and a number of other soloists and musicians. PEN America condemns these detentions and said today that . . .
An October 29 raid on the Idil Cultural Center, home to the Turkish music collective Grup Yorum, reportedly resulted in the arrests of 93 people. The arrests include Ali Araci, a flute player who had recently been released after spending more than a year in prison, as well as the band's lawyers, background singers, and a number of other soloists and musicians. PEN America condemns these detentions and said today that . . .