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Istanbul (AFP) – A Turkish court on Monday remanded in custody a 17-year-old construction worker on charges of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Facebook, media reports said.
It is the latest case in which youngsters have been hauled before the courts in Turkey on similar charges, as activists express growing alarm over the limits on freedom of expression under Erdogan.
The boy, identified as F.E., was detained at his home in western Tekirdag province after someone called the police emergency line to complain about his Facebook posts, Dogan news agency said …. http://news.yahoo.com