International community criticizes journalists detention
International community criticizes journalists detention
The international community has criticized the detentions of journalists and media workers in Turkey.
"Although governments have an unquestioned right to fight terrorism, this should be carried out without silencing the press and curbing the public’s right to be informed," said the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatovic. Mijatovic was in Turkey recently and had several criticism especially about difficulties reporters face to do their job without being intimidated or indeed jailed.
In a written statement Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir, the co-leaders of Germany’s Green Party, underlined that the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations are worrying and unacceptable.
"Although governments have an unquestioned right to fight terrorism, this should be carried out without silencing the press and curbing the public’s right to be informed," said the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatovic. Mijatovic was in Turkey recently and had several criticism especially about difficulties reporters face to do their job without being intimidated or indeed jailed.
In a written statement Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir, the co-leaders of Germany’s Green Party, underlined that the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations are worrying and unacceptable.
