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Netizen Report: Working in the public's interest can get you arrested

Across the world, journalists, human rights activists, advocators of govt transparency are at a risk

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Last Updated : Jul 11 2017 | 11:53 AM IST

The risks of working in the public interest — whether you do it as a journalist, an activist, or an advocate for government transparency and accountability — seem to be on the rise worldwide.

On July 5, Turkish police raided an information technology training in Istanbul where they arrested two trainers and eight of the country’s best-known human rights defenders and confiscated their electronic equipment including computers and mobile phones. The detainees have not yet been charged and will be held for seven days while their cases are being assessed. Among those

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