INTERPOL: The abuse of red notices bad news for critical journalists
Red notices have become a tool of political abuse by oppressive regimes. Since August, at least six journalists have been targeted across Europe by...
Turkish court decides continuation of journalists’ imprisonments in Cumhuriyet daily case
An İstanbul court ordered on Tuesday for the continuation of imprisonments of Cumhuriyet daily's jailed journalists Murat Sabuncu, Ahmet Şık, the newspaper's CEO Akın Atalay,...
Pro-Erdoğan historian sentenced to 15 months for insulting Atatürk
Historian Mustafa Armağan, who is a staunch supporter of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been sentenced to one year, three months in...
Turkish gov’t releases two jailed journalists in pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem case
Journalist Kemal Sancılı from the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem and acting news editor of the daily İnan Kızılkaya, were released on Tuesday, reported Turkish media.
Journalists Sancılı...
Peace academics in exile sued by Turkish gov’t over ‘propaganda of terror organization’
A lawsuit has been filed by the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office against the 100 academics, who took refuge in Germany, over allegedly "propagandizing the...
CHP: 12 journalists detained, 4 arrested, 11 imprisoned in Turkey in October
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and former journalist Barış Yarkadaş said on Monday that 12 journalists have been detained, 4 arrested and...
Turkish page designer, artist Babür Boysal faces over 20-year jail over baseless complaint
A newspaper page designer and talented artist has been locked up behind bars for 391 days over trumped up terror charges because he was...
Turkish journalists march for jailed colleagues ahead of trial
Around 200 people marched in İstanbul on Saturday in solidarity with the many jailed journalists across Turkey, according to a report by Doğan news...
Seized properties of 12 critical media outlets put up for sale in Turkey
Properties belonging to 12 critical media outlets, which the Turkish government seized under post-coup emergency rule declared in the aftermath of a controversial coup...
Imprisoned Turkish media designer: I’m calling you from a shrunken small world
Fevzi Yazıcı, a Turkish member of the US-based international Society for News Design (SND) who was imprisoned last year as part of a government...
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