AEJ-Bulgaria invites 95 jailed Turkish journalists to EU-Turkey leaders meeting
The Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) has issued symbolic accreditation badges for 95 jailed Turkish journalists to attend the EU-Turkey leaders meeting...
New Internet censorship legislation passed in Turkish Parliament
A piece of legislation criticised for constituting a censorship law was approved on Wednesday in the Turkish Parliament to "regulate" video and audio broadcasts...
Canada’s Green Party leader on human rights violations in Turkey: I am entirely horrified
Canada's Green Party leader and lawmaker Elizabeth May said during a panel discussion held at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa on widespread human rights...
Turkish gov’t detains 149 people for alleged terror promotion on social media
The Turkish government detained at least 149 people across Turkey on Wednesday on suspicion of promoting terrorist groups on social media.
At least 76 people...
Turkey’s largest media group Doğan sold to Demirören
The largest media company in Turkey, the Doğan Media Group, which has been harshly criticized for acting as a mouthpiece of the Turkish government...
UN report details extensive human rights violations in Turkey during protracted state of emergency
Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people – from...
Jailed main Turkish opposition deputy Berberoğlu: I have been isolated for a year
Elis Berberoğlu, a jailed deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), complained of isolation in prison to Pınar Türenç, head of the...
Turkish lawyer Altıparmak: Alpay decision tactical move to avoid ECtHR rulings
Turkish human rights lawyer and academic Kerem Altıparmak said on Saturday that a Constitutional Court decision and subsequent release of veteran journalist Şahin Alpay...
Jailed Turkish art director Yazıcı: Your Honor, I have an objection to the design...
Jailed Turkish journalist Fevzi Yazıcı, art director of the now-closed Turkish daily Zaman who was handed down an aggravated life sentence by a Turkish...
Turkish court: Journalists Altan brothers, Ilıcak, Yazıcı, 2 others co-perpetrators in coup attempt
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on March 16, 2018 issued its reasoned decision in a trial in which six defendants, including journalist and...
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