Swedish journalist sentenced in Turkey for ‘insulting Erdoğan’

A Turkish court sentenced Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to an 11-month suspended sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan but has yet to release him due to a second, more serious charge he faces. Medin was detained at Istanbul airport after flying in to cover protests against the government and is still behind bars awaiting trial on charges related to belonging to a terror organization. Calls from human rights groups like Reporters Without Borders demand his immediate release, emphasizing the need for fair trials without arbitrary detentions.