Turkey urges Germany to prosecute satirist

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Turkey has formally requested that Germany prosecutes a satirist for reading an obscene poem against Turkish president Erdogan on TV. The request puts German chancellor Angela Merkel i in a tough spot, amid concern she could side with Turkey's crackdown on free speech in return for help on migrants.

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