Austrian Journalist Arrested In Turkey As Erdogan Continues Crackdown On Free Speech
(World News Austria)

The Austrian online magazine Re:volt said Turkish authorities arrested an Austrian journalist and activist over alleged terrorism-related charges on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The left-wing website said Max Zirngast was arrested while at his apartment in Ankara after living in Turkey for several years on Tuesday morning. `We condemn this arrest in the strongest terms of course and call for his immediate release,` Re:volt said by email, confirming the arrest which was first reported by the journalism rights group Reporters Without Borders. `Our writer, who has lived in Turkey for many years, is a passionate leftist activist and author who campaigns for freedom and democracy,` the...