Journalists to stand trial on 10 September
Journalists to stand trial on 10 September
In a written statement about the trial of jailed Kurdish journalists, Özgür Gündem Chief Editor Eren Keskin called all friends of journalists to attend the first hearing in Istanbul on 10 September.
44 journalists were taken into custody in the scope of so-called KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operation which targeted Kurdish press associations on 20 December 2011. Among them 36 have been in held prison and no hearing has taken place so far. 98 Kurdish journalists, colomnists and newspaper employees are currently behind bars in Turkey where the greatest operation against Kurdish journalists ended up with the detention of 44 journalists on 20 December of 2011.
Özgür Gündem Chief Editor Keskin called all supporters of jailed journalists to join the press statement at Taksim Square on 8 September and to gather in front of the Istanbul Court in Çaðlayan on the day of the trial.
44 journalists were taken into custody in the scope of so-called KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operation which targeted Kurdish press associations on 20 December 2011. Among them 36 have been in held prison and no hearing has taken place so far. 98 Kurdish journalists, colomnists and newspaper employees are currently behind bars in Turkey where the greatest operation against Kurdish journalists ended up with the detention of 44 journalists on 20 December of 2011.
Özgür Gündem Chief Editor Keskin called all supporters of jailed journalists to join the press statement at Taksim Square on 8 September and to gather in front of the Istanbul Court in Çaðlayan on the day of the trial.
