Joakim Medin, a journalist for Dagens ETC, was sentenced to 11 months suspended for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but is still jailed on a more serious accusation of terrorism. Medin was detained after arriving in Istanbul to cover protests and has faced accusations related to a protest in Sweden involving an effigy of Erdogan. He claims he wasnât in Sweden during the protest and is being unjustly held on charges related to his journalistic work.
Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist, faces imprisonment in Turkey due to charges of insulting President Erdogan and alleged terrorist affiliations stemming from his reporting.
Despite receiving an 11-month suspended sentence for insulting the president, journalist Joakim Medin remains incarcerated for a separate and more severe accusation.
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