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CPJ congratulates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Media Freedom
October 9, 2021
CPJ congratulates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The Committee to Protect Journalists congratulates journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, who were awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize…
Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year
Media Freedom
December 12, 2020
Iran executes French-based dissident journalist captured last year
Iran said on Tuesday its Supreme Court had upheld the death sentence of Zam, who was captured in 2019 after…
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…
Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Turkey
May 26, 2020
Opposition leader Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey
Defying a bleak status quo, political challenger Ali Babacan promises to bring “freedom of thought” back to Turkey – if…
Fethullah Gülen and freedom
Opinion
December 3, 2019
Fethullah Gülen and freedom
Certain virtues and qualities are priceless, yet we fail to truly appreciate them until we are deprived of them. When…
Istanbul court orders re-arrest of Ahmet Altan
Media Freedom
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
Media Freedom
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…
Turkey seeks jail terms for two Bloomberg reporters
Media Freedom
June 15, 2019
Turkey seeks jail terms for two Bloomberg reporters
A Turkish court has accepted an indictment requesting a jail sentence for two Bloomberg reporters and 36 other people after…
2 Sözcü daily columnists indicted on Gülen charges
Media Freedom
December 11, 2018
2 Sözcü daily columnists indicted on Gülen charges
Two columnists from the nationalist, secularist Sözcü newspaper have been indicted on allegations of aiding the faith-based Gülen movement, which…