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Turkey protests: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy

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Yasin Akgul , 35 , was one of seven journalists arrested in dawn raids in Istanbul .

He was arrested hours after returning home from covering mass anti-government protests.

The aim is clear to stop others taking pictures of the biggest unrest in Turkey in more than a decade , he says.

He believes those arrested were carefully chosen among them seasoned photojournalists.

Around 2,000 people have been detained in Turkey since protests began on 19 March .

Many are students and members of Generation Erdogan those who have only known the 22-year rule of Turkey 's long-time leader.

Human Rights Watch: Government has been "lashing out in all directions against perceived opposition".

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