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Journalist unions condemn deportation of British journalist from Turkey
The Star's Steve Sweeney was barred from entering Turkey last Friday
Turkey's President and ruling Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is silhouetted as he addresses his supporters after the results of the local elections were announced in Ankara, Turkey, today

THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned Turkish authorities for deporting the Morning Star’s international editor on Friday.

Steve Sweeney was barred from entering Turkey to cover the country’s local elections, which have been marred by allegations of voter fraud.

After landing in Istanbul his phone was confiscated by Turkish police who detained Mr Sweeney incommunicado for around 30 hours before they deported him.

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