Journalist Öznur Değer remains in prison

The editor of the weekly "Le Pays", Mbaindinguim Monodji Olivier, also a correspondent in Chad of Radio France Internationale (RFI) was placed in police custody on Wednesday and his "arbitrary" detention, according to his lawyers, was extended until Monday.

Journalist Öznur Değer remains in prison

JinNews correspondent Öznur Değer was remanded in custody following a raid on her home in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin on 6 February. The journalist was subjected to torture during the detention. After appearing in court, she was sent to prison on 7 February on the grounds of her social media posts. The journalist's lawyers, Ali Kahraman and Erdal Kuzu, attended the hearing held at Mardin 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace today to review the d…