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Turkey: Comedian on trial for 'insulting' Erdogan in show

Photo: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Deniz Goktas is accused of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, "praising" crime and criminals, and "inciting hatred and hostility" with jokes about Islam. Nominally, Turkey is a secular country with free speech.

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