# A Turkish court has remanded in custody seven journalists for covering the mass protests that erupted following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, in a crackdown that has now seen more than one-thousand-400 people arrested. Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders denounced the move as “scandalous”. Vast crowds have hit the streets daily since the March 19 move against Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, prompting nightly clashes with riot police that have spread across the country.
Seven journalists remanded in custody for covering mass protests in Turkey