Report: Dutch journalist detained in majority-Kurdish town faces deportation from Turkey
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Turkey's state-run news agency says a Dutch journalist who was detained last week in a mainly Kurdish town along with a group of peace activists, faces deportation from Turkey.
Frederike Geerdink was taken into custody Sunday in the town of Yuksekova with a group of "human shield" protesters attempting to stop violence between Turkey's security forces and the Kurdish rebels.
Anadolu Agency said Wednesday Geerdink has been released but now faces deportation.
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She would be the third foreign journalist to be deported after reporting from Turkey's Kurdish regions this month. Two British Vice News journalists who were jailed on terror-related charges were expelled last week. Their Turkey-based assistant, Mohammed Ismael Rasool, remains jailed.
Media freedom advocates have criticized Turkey's crackdown on journalists and are calling for Rasool's release.