According to the latest Bia media monitoring report a total of 72 journalists and 35 distributors were in prison in the month of September. Fifty-one out of the 72 journalists and all 35 distributors were from the Kurdish media. In the three-month period covered by the monitoring report, three people, including one journalist and one distributor, were sentenced to a total of 20 years, seven months and 15 days in prison for violating the Anti-Terror Law (TMK).

Only 12 journalists were released as a result of the Third Judicial Reform Package, which introduces a conditional pardon for certain media and opinion offences. The journalists took the streets again during this period to demand the release of their imprisoned colleagues and went to courts asking for a fair trial.

A total of 15 journalists were laid off for questionable reasons. This proves that there is an increase in self-censorship.

Twenty people, nine of whom are journalists, face a total of 371 years and 3 months in prison. In October 2011, 66 journalists were in prison. The courts had handed out prison sentences of a total of 44 years and 8 months and demanded prison sentences of a total of 223 years.

The imprisoned journalists and distributors were accused of "following news," "writing books," "criticizing the government," and "working for the Kurdish media" during trials and questionings. In summary, they were being accused, because ordinary journalism activities were considered as activities "producing media for an illegal organization."