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CPJ congratulates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Media Freedom

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
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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…
Exiled Turkish journalist attacked in Stockholm suburb
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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

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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