Turkish woman convicted under anti-terror laws for sharing Guardian article
Peri Pamir given suspended sentence after posting article about UK woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria
A Turkish woman who shared a Guardian article on social media about a British woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria has described how she was twice convicted of “sharing terrorist propaganda” in an Istanbul court.
“I am basically just an ordinary citizen, there is no reason why I should attract any special attention. This is the disturbing part,” said Peri Pamir, a 71-year-old retired researcher.
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