1/ In the 3 years since the murders of Syrian-American journalist Halla Barakat and her mother, questions about the case lingered.
Police said they were killed in a domestic dispute & closed the case. Those who knew them wondered if the murders had something to do w/ their work.
Police said they were killed in a domestic dispute & closed the case. Those who knew them wondered if the murders had something to do w/ their work.
2/ In collaboration with @ABC and freelance reporter @faribanawa, we dug into the investigative files related to the killings and learned that the U.S. government chose not to get involved in the investigation. revealnews.org/article/an-ame…
3/ Around the time we published our story last year, @AgnesCallamard from the @UN sent a letter to Turkish authorities seeking clarity on the depth of the investigation into the brutal killings and insisting that a possible “politically-motivated killing be considered.”
4/ In response to @AgnesCallamard’s letter, Turkish officials defended their actions, declined to provide any further information and reasserted the “complete conscientious opinion” that the murders were committed over “family issues,” @pamadden reports.
revealnews.org/article/turkis…
revealnews.org/article/turkis…
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