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T-shirt Slogans Land Turks in Jail

Boston Calling

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In the past month, several people in Turkey have been picked up by the police for wearing white T-shirts with the word ''HERO'' written across the front. Zia Weise tells us what is going on. (Image: A picture taken on July 13, 2017 in Mugla, shows Turkish gendarmes escorting a former army special forces officer wearing a T-shirt bearing the word 'Hero' and who is accused of attempting to kill Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt. (Credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images))

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