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Journalist Yunus Erdogdu received death threats from unknown persons
Media Freedom
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
Media Freedom
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…
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
World
October 9, 2020
Turkish intel monitored Erdoğan-critical network in Germany, document reveals
The Turkish intelligence agency surveilled a dissident TV network broadcasting from Germany and investigated journalists who appeared on its shows,…
Doubts over investigation plague Pavel Sheremet trial as Ukraine journalists cite continued fear
Media Freedom
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
Media Freedom
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…
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Turkey
July 20, 2020
Jailed journalist Baransu sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
Investigative journalist Mehmet Baransu, who has been behind bars since March 2015, has been handed down a prison sentence of…
92 journalists prosecuted in Turkey amid coronavirus measures: report
Turkey
July 7, 2020
92 journalists prosecuted in Turkey amid coronavirus measures: report
Despite the coronavirus measures in effect in Turkey between March 17 and June 15, 92 journalists were prosecuted in 59…
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
Turkey
June 15, 2020
Turkey releases 6 journalists after top appeals court overturns sentences
The İstanbul 25th High Criminal Court on Monday released journalists Ahmet Memiş, Cemal Kalyoncu, Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, Ünal Tanık, Yakup…
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
World
June 11, 2020
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
A “Turkey Tribunal” has been established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom…
Anti-gov’t Twitter user, journalist detained after being targeted by pro-gov’t media
Media Freedom
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…