FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Latest News

• Custody period for MA journalist Altan extended 

  Custody period of Mezopotamia Agency journalist Berivan Altan extended for a further 4 days.
• No news about two MA journalists  

  No news has been received from Mesopotamia Agency journalists Sadık Topaloğlu and Sadiye Eser since Friday evening. It was learned that Eser's house was raided by police.
• MA journalist Berivan Altan taken into custody 

  Mesopotamia Agency (MA) correspondent Berivan Altan, was detained following a raid on her house in Ankara.
• Journalists remember fallen colleagues in Qamishlo 

  Journalists Seed Ehmed and Mihemed Hisen Reşo, who lost their lives almost six weeks ago in an air raid on a civilian convoy in Serêkaniyê, Northern Syria, were commemorated by their colleagues in Qamishlo today.
• Editor in chief of a magazine sentenced to 3 years and 9 months 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations continue to target members of the free press as well.
• RojNews correspondent in custody for four months 

  Journalist Zuber Bradosti has been detained by the security forces in South Kurdistan for four months without a reason being cited.
• Sweden dropped case against Julian Assange 

  A Swedish prosecutor dropped an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
• Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns arrest of colleagues 

  The Coalition for Women in Journalism, a global solidarity group, condemned the arrest of journalists Ruken Demir and Melike Aydın.
• Türfent among 5 journalists highlighted in PEN campaign 

  PEN Centres, members and supporters worldwide stand in solidarity with their colleagues and call on those responsible to end their persecution.
• “Journalists Aydın and Demir were unlawfully arrested” 

  The two journalists were jailed on the grounds of their journalistic activities and the phone conversations they had in this scope
• Two journalists for MA and Jin News imprisoned 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations have been intensified in line with Turkey’s military offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria. Journalists are among the targets.
• Journalist Ahmet Altan imprisoned again 

  Only a few days after his release, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was imprisoned again.
• Journalist Kibriye Evren released from prison 

  Journalist Kibriye Evren was freed from Diyarbakır D Type Closed Prison after the court decided to release her today.
• 12 people including 2 journalists detained in İzmir 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations have been intensified in line with Turkey’s military offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria.
• MA reporter Ruken Demir taken into custody in İzmir 

  The Turkish regime’s crackdown against Kurdish journalists continues.
• YRD: Free press worker Vedat Erdemci martyred in Serêkaniyê 

  Free press worker Vedat Erdemci died in an air raid on Serêkaniyê on the third day of the Turkish invasion.
• Scholars: Boycott Turkish government sponsored institutions 

  Dozens of academics and leading scholars issued a call to "Boycott Turkish Government Sponsored Academic and Cultural Institutions".
• YPJ commemorated war reporter Dilovan Gewer  

  The the YPJ Press and Liaison Center said in a statement that Dilovan Gewer (Dilan Ölmez) fell martyr in Girê Spî on 13 October.
• RSF: Northeastern Syria turning into news black hole 

  “Any attack on journalists is strictly prohibited under international law, which requires belligerents to protect media personnel along with humanitarian personnel and all other civilians.”
• CPJ condemns Turkish attack that killed a Kurdish journalist 

  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the Turkish air strike on a civilian convoy that killed journalist Saad Ahmed and injured at least four other reporters.
• Appeal from journalists in Sêrekaniyê to international community 

  Journalists in Sêrekaniyê said that civilians lost their lives in the Turkish air and land attacks last night and that they could not reach the areas where civilians were massacred due to the intense movement of war and reconnaissance planes.
• Editor of BirGün daily taken into custody 

  The wave of arrests of political opposition in Turkey is not sparing the press, which indeed is one of the first target.
• ANHA news agency website hacked 

  Hawarnews agency (ANHA) website has been targeted as the Turkish attack on North and East Syria began. 
• 8-year prison sentence for Kurdish journalist Türfent upheld 

  The Kurdish journalist has been behind bars since May 2016.
• ÖGI: 145 journalists behind bars in Turkey 

  The journalists' initiative ÖGI has published a report on press freedom in Turkey for the month of September. There are currently 145 journalists in prison.