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. In March 2012

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reported that 27 of its journalists were in prison. DIHA produces news reports on Turkish,

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, and

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DIHA had several times difficulties with the Turkish authorities and several of its journalists were arrested. In March 2009, following the coverage of the

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festivals in

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was arrested and charged with making propaganda on behalf of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Between December 2015 and May 2016, 12 of its journalists were arrested. Turkish authorities have blocked access to the website 40 times; the website changes its address every time it is blocked. Following the

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, it was one of more than 150 news outlets shut down by the authorities.

References

External links

DIHA website
Companies based in Istanbul News agencies based in Turkey Turkish companies established in 2002 Kurdish-language mass media Mass media companies established in 2002 Kurdish-language websites {{journalism-stub