Revealed: the terror and torment of Turkey`s jailed journalists
(The Guardian Turkey)

Prisoners tell of solitary confinement and maltreatment after being caught up in `Kafkaesque´ media purge Scores of imprisoned Turkish journalists face a Kafkaesque nightmare of legal limbo, farcical charge sheets, maltreatment and even solitary confinement in the country that locks up more reporters than any other in the world.A series of Guardian interviews and written exchanges with several of those jailed as a result of a sweeping media crackdown found a huge mental burden on the incarcerated, as well as tough social and intellectual restrictions. Free media in Turkey is in its death throes Continue reading...