Turkish Cypriot journalist, his newspaper file suit against Turkey’s Erdoğan
Şener Levent and Turkish Cypriot publishing company Afrika have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for instigating attacks on the newspaper...
Turkish court gives 7,5 years to Kurdish journalist in prison on ‘terrorism’ charges
Journalist Seda Taşkın on Wednesday was sentenced to seven years, six months in prison on charges of supporting a terrorist organization and disseminating terrorist...
Travel ban imposed on journalist for ‘praising’ man who attacked protestor carrying Islamic flag
A travel ban has been imposed on a well-known journalist as part of an investigation launched on accusations of praising a criminal due to...
CoE’s Jagland criticises Turkish gov’t over massive human rights violations
The Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland has criticised Turkish government's massive human rights violations under the state of emergency during a speech...
Father, journalists face trial 7 years after investigating Turkish girl’s suspicious death
Turkish prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the father of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan as well as a journalist and a documentary filmmaker over...
Twitter follow lists considered evidence of terrorist organization membership
An indictment of six journalists has revealed that Twitter follow lists can be considered evidence of membership in a terrorist organization, the t24 news...
‘Sweden is a state governed under the rule of law,’ says justice minister on...
Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer has said Sweden is a state governed under the rule of law, in reference to a Swedish court’s decision...
RSF lists Turkey among countries targeting journalists for environmental reporting
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed Turkey as among the countries harassing journalists for covering environmental issues, highlighting the growing risks faced by...
IJA marks World Press Freedom Day with plea to free jailed journalists, warning on...
The International Journalists Association (IJA), a Germany-based network of media workers living in exile, marked World Press Freedom Day on Saturday with a call...
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish journalists Keskin and Çapan to prison
A Turkish court sentenced pro-Kurdish journalists Eren Keskin and Reyhan Çapan to 7,5 years in prison for contempt of the state by the articles...
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