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In Iraqi Kurdistan, Court Convicts Journalists of Spying

IRBIL, IRAQ – An Iraqi Kurdistan journalist sentenced this week to six years in prison on charges of spying says he was tortured mentally and physically while under investigation. Freelancer Sherwan Sherwani was one of five journalists and activists convicted by an Irbil city court of “spying and organizing armed groups” against the government. The […]