Turkish veteran journalist Acar, who said ‘My newspaper turned into a prison,’ in jail...
Mustafa Erkan Acar (45), a Turkish journalist with 22 years of experience, has been deprived of his freedom for 557 days as of Feb. 2,...
Turkish prosecutor restricts access to judicial file of arrested documentary filmmaker
Access to the judicial file of documentary filmmaker and journalist Sibel Tekin, who was arrested on December 18 in Ankara on charges of terrorism,...
Jailed Kurdish journalist Doğan says Turkish prison guards destroyed her paintings
Zehra Doğan, a Kurdish journalist and artist who has been in prison for over a year, has said paintings she made in prison have...
Turkish journalists platform calls for attendance at trials of jailed female reporters
The pro-Kurdish Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform (MKGP) has issued a written statement in solidarity with female journalists who will appear in Turkish courts this...
CPJ: Record number of journalists jailed as Turkey, China, Egypt pay scant price for...
For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as the US and other...
20 women journalists involved in court proceedings in February: MKG
The Mesopotamia Female Journalists Association (MKG) has announced that a total of 20 women journalists were involved in trial proceedings in February over their...
Pro-Erdoğan journalist, husband file complaint against 33 politicians, journalists on terror allegations
A journalist close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and her husband have filed a criminal complaint against 33 people, including opposition politicians and...
Turkey’s dissidents in Germany receive threats over Khashoggi’s murder
Dissident Turkish journalists in Germany have received threats on social media over the past week from people inviting them to Turkish consulates, implying they...
İstanbul court issues stay on revocation of Açık Radyo’s broadcasting license
Amid mounting criticism from international press and rights organizations over the revocation of the broadcasting license of independent radio station Açık Radyo, an İstanbul...
Report: Turkish gov’t twists peace declaration into an act of terrorism
Turkish government has sought to turn the tables on 148 academics who are facing trial on charges of terrorism for signing a 2016 declaration...
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