Turkiye: PEN Member Joakim Medin to Be Tried in Absentia
September 23, 2025
September 23, 2025
LONDON, England, Sept. 23 -- PEN International issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2025:
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Turkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia
By prosecuting Joakim Medin in absentia on spurious grounds and barring him from returning to Turkiye, the authorities are sending a chilling message to all journalists and writers that they too could be next. We urge them to cease their relentless crackdown on independent voices - whether at home or abr . . .
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Turkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia
By prosecuting Joakim Medin in absentia on spurious grounds and barring him from returning to Turkiye, the authorities are sending a chilling message to all journalists and writers that they too could be next. We urge them to cease their relentless crackdown on independent voices - whether at home or abr . . .