Turkish political refugees in Sweden: Erdogan’s shadow looms over dissidents
By France24
16 January 2023 |
7:45 am
In December, Sweden extradited Mahmut Tat, a Turkish Kurd whom Ankara accuses of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organisation
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