Dutch journalist declared persona non grata, deported from Iraqi Kurdistan

Dutch journalist declared persona non grata, deported from Iraqi Kurdistan
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Update: 14 July 2022 01:29
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“Erdogan’s arm is long,” says Frederike Geerdink

Geerdink announced via Twitter that she was being deported from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq while on her way to northeast Syria. “I almost crossed the border into northeast-Syria when suddenly atmosphere changed, I was put in a car with police and brought to Erbil airport,” Geerdink said.

The Dutch journalist also signaled that she was on her way to Kobani “for a big story for a Dutch magazine” when she was apprehended. 

Geerdink specializes in reporting on Kurdish political issues. She was arrested twice in Turkey and was deported in 2015.