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Kurdish News Agency Closed by Decree-Law
A logo of Kurdish news agency Dihaber is displayed on a smart phone 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)