Editorial photo #2141316 Politics
Kurdish News Agency Closed by Decree-Law
A logo of Kurdish news agency Dihaber is displayed on its website in Ankara, Turkey on August 25, 2017. Dihaber announced on August 25 that the agency was closed by the recent decree-law under the state of emergency. Dihaber started to broadcast on November 14, 2016 against the Turkish government and its decree-laws under the state of emergency. During the nine-month broadcast, its website was blocked 15 times and many reporters of the agency were taken into custody and jailed. (Photo by Altan Gocher/NurPhoto)