US EditionFrench Journalist Arrested in Turkey While Covering Pro-Kurdish Protest Released
Raphaël Boukandoura, detained during a pro-Kurdish protest, was released after two days in a migrant detention center facing possible deportation, rights groups and media outlets said.
- A French journalist, Raphael Boukandoura, was arrested while covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul against Turkey's military operation in northern Syria.
- Boukandoura has lived legally in Turkey for over a decade and holds an official press card, but he was transferred to a detention center for migrants after his arrest.
- Press freedom groups like Reporters Without Borders condemned Boukandoura's potential deportation, calling it an attempt to intimidate journalists covering pro-Kurdish protests in Turkey.
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Journalists covering pro-Kurdish protests detained in Turkey
Istanbul, January 22, 2026—Turkish authorities must release all journalists detained in recent days across Turkey and allow them to cover political rallies and protests unobstructed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Police in the cities of Şırnak, Istanbul, and Nusaybin interrupted political protests by Kurdish citizens of Turkey about renewed clashes between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Syria in recent days, an…
French journalist Raphaël Boukandura, arrested on Monday in Turkey, announced this Wednesday to AFP that he had been released.
French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released
Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
A correspondent who has a permanent press accreditation issued by the Turkish authorities and has been working in the country for several years can be deported.
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vosgesmatin.frFrench journalist Raphaël Boukandura was arrested on Monday in Turkey while covering a pro-Kurdish demonstration. He has been living and working in the country for more than ten years.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that its embassy in Turkey "follows the situation closely". Several media outlets for which the journalist works call for "immediate release". - A French journalist arrested in Turkey, several media outlets call for "immediate release" (International).
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