Comedian imprisoned for insulting political leader exemplifies state censorship and authoritarian suppression of free expression, a core dystopian pattern of governments criminalizing dissent.
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been sentenced to almost 19 months, but is set to be released due to time served.
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