Gunman, 9 others convicted in murder trial of Turkish journalist
A Turkish court on Monday handed down prison sentences including aggravated life to 10 people who were tried in connection to the murder of...
UK lawyer files new appeal at ECtHR for journalist jailed for 9 years over...
A leading British human rights lawyer has filed an expanded appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of Ali Ünal,...
Three more detained for allegedly insulting Turkey’s Erdoğan on social media
Three people were detained in Çorlu district of Turkey's Tekirdağ province on charges of insulting the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media on...
Another journalist arrested in Turkey amid ongoing crackdown on the press
A Turkish court on Thursday ruled for the arrest of freelance journalist Metin Yoksu, part of an investigation led by prosecutors in the northeastern...
Turkish minister claims jailed journalist an agent hidden in German consulate for days
Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Sunday that Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been in a Turkish jail since February 2017, is...
Turkish journalist placed under travel ban after covering alleged judicial irregularity
Turkish authorities imposed a travel ban as part of judicial supervision measures on journalist Seyhan Avşar after she reported on allegations that implicate Deputy...
Concern rises as new Turkish media law squeezes dissent
A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans...
Turkish court accuses convicted Kurdish journalists of ‘manipulating public opinion’ in reasoned decision
An Ankara court has issued its reasoned decision in the trial of Kurdish journalists convicted on terrorism charges earlier in July, accusing the defendants...
Lawyers detained solely for practicing legal profession should be immediately and unconditionally released: Amnesty...
All lawyers who have been detained solely for practicing the legal profession should be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said in a public...
Kurdish journalist arrested over social media posts about colleagues killed in drone strike
Turkish authorities have arrested Öznur Değer, a reporter for JINNEWS, over social media posts about two Kurdish journalists killed in a drone strike in...
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