Media Freedom
Journalist Yunus Erdogdu received death threats from unknown persons
November 26, 2020
Journalist Yunus Erdogdu received death threats from unknown persons
Yunus Erdogdu, a journalist who published an article about Turkey’s arms trade in the Middle East and in other countries…
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
November 17, 2020
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
PEN Ukraine President and novelist Andriy Kurkov has addressed a letter of solidarity to arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman…
Doubts over investigation plague Pavel Sheremet trial as Ukraine journalists cite continued fear
October 3, 2020
Doubts over investigation plague Pavel Sheremet trial as Ukraine journalists cite continued fear
It has been more than four years and two months since a powerful car bomb killed journalist Pavel Sheremet in…
Exiled Turkish journalist attacked in Stockholm suburb
September 25, 2020
Exiled Turkish journalist attacked in Stockholm suburb
Swedish-based Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt was attacked by three men yesterday near his home in Stockholm, sending him to the…
Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media
May 18, 2020
Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media
Taylan Kulaçoğlu, a popular, anti-government Twitter user, and journalist Hakan Gülseven were detained after they were targeted by pro-government media…
Kyrgyz supreme court refuses to #FreeAzimjon; U.S.-China tit-for-tat media visa war continues
May 15, 2020
Kyrgyz supreme court refuses to #FreeAzimjon; U.S.-China tit-for-tat media visa war continues
The Kyrgyz Supreme Court upheld journalist and human rights defender Azimjon Askarov’s life sentence, denying his final appeal. Askarov’s health…
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
November 12, 2019
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
An Istanbul court on Nov. 12 reversed a previous ruling to release journalist Ahmet Altan, on appeal filed by the…
CPJ joins call to UN rights council for end to press crackdown in Turkey
September 21, 2019
CPJ joins call to UN rights council for end to press crackdown in Turkey
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 12 other press freedom and freedom of expression organizations calling on the member states…
Turkish nationals in Mongolia seek UN protection against Turkey’s pressure
July 1, 2019
Turkish nationals in Mongolia seek UN protection against Turkey’s pressure
Eight Turkish citizens who live in Mongolia have applied for asylum with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in order to…
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019
June 21, 2019
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 16, 2019
Yavuz Selim Demirağ, a columnist for the nationalist daily Yeni Çağ who was attacked by a group of men who…