FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• Three Sputnik employees attacked and threatened in Ankara 

  Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan tweeted about attack on three agency’s staffers day after a protest was held outside Russian General Consulate in Istanbul amid deterioration of situation in Syria’s Idlib.
• Two MA correspondents detained in Edirne 

  Mezopotamya Agency (MA) correspondents İdris Sayılgan and Naci Kaya have been taken into custody in the Edirne province this afternoon.
• Journalist Mehmet Erol acquitted of terror charges 

  A Turkish court in Amed has acquitted Kurdish journalist Mehmet Erol of "terror propaganda" charges. Erol had been accused in connection with articles in the social media.
• RSF: Iran concealing coronavirus figures 

  Iran is ranked 179th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2019 World Press Freedom Index.
• Jin News website closed down for 9th time 

  The Turkish state has blocked JIN NEWS web site for the 9th time.
• Murdered journalist Nuh Köklü commemorated in Istanbul 

  Candles were lit in front of a photo of Nuh Köklü surrounded by flowers.
• Three acquitted in the Özgür Gündem trial 

  In the trial against authors and editors of the pro-Kurdish daily newspaper Özgür Gündem, which was closed down by an emergency decree, three defendants were acquitted.
• Mesopotamia Agency Editor taken into custody twice in a day 

  Ferhat Çelik, editor in chief of Mesopotamia Agency, was once again taken into custody.
• DFG: Four journalists sentenced to prison in January  

  The Association of Journalists DFG has published a report on press freedom in Turkey: "In the opinion of the government, no one can be a journalist who does not engage in government propaganda. There can only be one-sided reporting."
• Journalist Melike Aydın released from prison 

  After two and a half months in custody, JinNews correspondent Melike Aydın has been released from prison. The trial against the journalist is still pending.
• Up to 5-year prison terms sought for journalist Oruç 

  The Turkish regime’s attacks against the Kurdish press continue increasingly as Turkey maintains its position as the largest prison for journalists.
• Journalist Canözer faces charges for posts in social media 

  The hearing of the trial against journalist Beritan Canözer held in Diyarbakır.
• Yet another journalist sentenced to prison in Turkey 

  The former editor of the newspaper Yeni Yaşam Gazetesi, Osman Akın, was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for "propaganda for a terrorist organization".
• WikiLeaks founder trial split in two 

  There will be two extradition hearings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The second will take place in May, as a judge ruled on Thursday.
• Journalist Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu released from prison 

  The Kurdish journalist and former DIHA correspondent Hacı Yusuf Topaloğlu has been released from Turkish custody after two months. The trial on terror accusations continues.
• Journalist Aydın Keser accused of terror propaganda 

  The Turkish regime’s attacks against the free media continue unabated.
• Azadiya Welat editor in chief sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s repressive measures against the Kurdish press continue.
• Family home of journalist Gümüş raided by the police in Adana 

  In the Adana province south of Turkey, police have again searched the family home of Medine Gümüş. The journalist has been searched for months for "terror propaganda".
• Suspended prison sentence for journalist Akın 

  Because of an article with the title "Repression against prisoners from Afrin" Kurdish journalist Osman Akın has been given to a suspended sentence in Turkey.
• DFG: "Nothing to celebrate on Working Journalists Day!" 

  The Dicle Firat (Tigris Euphrates) Journalists Association (DFG) issued a statement said journalists in the country have nothing to celebrate on 10 January, Working Journalists Day.
• Acquittal for Kurdish journalist Arjin Dilek Öncel 

  Arjin Dilek Öncel, a Kurdish journalist accused of "terror propaganda" based on articles in social networks in Turkey, has been acquitted.
• RSF alarmed by increased number of arrested journalists 

  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement saying it is "alarmed by a new wave of arrests and interrogations of journalists in Iran."
• Journalist Polat sentenced to 6 years in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s repressive measures against the Kurdish press continue unabated.
• Altan: Media must organize against repression 

  Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) was established in Amed. Dicle Müftüoğlu and Serdar Altan are the co-chairs of the association which was founded to defend the professional values ​​and the rights of journalists.
• Dicle Fırat Journalists Association established in Amed 

  Dicle Fırat Journalists Association was established in Amed.