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Turkey Gives 38,000 Prisoners Early Release
Post-coup arrests continue as thousands are granted early parole; Australia closes Manus asylum seeker detention centre; China deals with life in third place at the Olympics.
The plan to grant early parole to thousands of prisoners coincides with continuing post-coup arrests; Australia reaches a deal with Papua New Guinea to close the Manus asylum seeker detention centre; How is China dealing with life in third place at the Olympics?
(Photo: Turkish police detain a soldier who allegedly took part in July's failed military coup. Credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)
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