News Center- Azime Bozkurt, an employee of Yeni Yaşam newspaper, was detained today by police while distributing newspapers in Dersim (Tunceli). According to the received reports, police confiscated the newspapers.

The reason for her detention is still unknown. Green Left Party Dersim MP Ayten Kordu and the members of the Human Rights Association (IHD), who were with Azime Bozkurt when she was detained, reacted to the attitude of police officers. Azime Bozkurt has been reportedly taken to the Tunceli Provincial Security Directorate.