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• Mesopotamia Women Journalists: Free press won't be silenced 

  The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform underlined that nine journalists had been detained in three days and added: “Turkey is the country with the highest number of journalists in prison around the world. However, this won’t silence free press.” 
• 7 detained in operation against ETHA news agency 

  Yet another attack against free press in Turkey.
• Offices of ETHA News Agency raided 

  Seven people taken into custody after Istanbul Police Department raided the office of Etkin News Agency (ETHA) on Saturday.
• Private Koçpınar: The commander met with Ogün Samast 

  Private Recep Koçpınar gave a deposition in the hearing as a witness and said he saw Sergeant Satılmış Sahin speaking with Ogün Samast.
• Investigation against Kurdish journalist killed in Cizre in 2016 

  Rohat Aktaş, the editor-in-chief of Azadiya Welat newspaper, who was murdered in Cizre, was investigated together with 26 other journalists.
• Turkey closed down Nûçe Ciwan Agency for the 34th time 

  Nûçe Ciwan Agency has been closed down once again by Turkish authorities. 
• Nûçe Ciwan agency closed once again in Turkey and Bakur Kurdistan 

  The Turkish regime's attacks and aggression against the Kurdish media continue.
• Case against two Irish journalists dropped 

  Two investigative journalists have accused the North of Ireland police of “malicious intent” after the bogus case against them in relation to a documentary on collusion was dropped.
• Internet freedom declined in Turkey under Erdoğan 

  Internet freedom, said the Freedom House report, “declined in Turkey under the authoritarian tenure of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• Prosecutor objects to journalist Taskin’s acquittal 

  The prosecutor objected to the acquittal of MA reporter Seda Taskin.
• May Report on violations against journalists 

  The Free Journalists Initiative has released its May Report. According to the report, 6 journalists were detained in May, 2 journalists were arrested.
• Journalist Nurcan Baysal released 

  Journalist Nurcan Baysal has been released.
• Journalist Nurcan Baysal taken into custody 

  Journalist Nurcan Baysal was detained on charges of "membership of an illegal organisation".
• Ciwan News Agency closed for the 22nd times in Turkey and Bakur 

  The Ciwan News Agency is subjected to censorship by the occupying Turkish state.
• New hearing for journalist Ataman tomorrow 

  A new hearing of the trial against journalist Ziya Ataman will be held tomorrow. It remains to be seen whether the journalist could attend it as he was one of the journalists on hunger strike.
• Wikipedia takes Turkey’s ban to the ECHR 

  Wikipedia appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Turkey banning access to the online encyclopedia two years ago.
• Week of trials against free press 

  This week several trials against journalists and papers will resume at courts. 
• Many journalists among prisoners on hunger strike 

  Journalists in prison have joined the hunger strike resistance.
• New case was opened against journalist Idris Yilmaz 

  A new case was opened against journalist Idris Yilmaz.
• Journalist Seda Taşkın receives prison sentence 

  The Turkish regime continues its repression and attacks against the Kurdish press.
• Morning Star in solidarity with Kurdish journalist Kibriye Evren 

  The British newspaper Morning Star has launched a solidarity campaign for journalist Kibriye Evren, imprisoned in Turkey.
• Journalist Evren is on the 142nd day of hunger strike 

  Journalist Kibriye Evren will appear in court tomorrow, for the 5th hearing of her case. She is being held in Diyarbakır Prison and has been on hunger strike for 142 days.
• Journalists for Democracy in Turkey and Kurdistan launched in UK 

  Journalists, campaigners and Turkish and Kurdish organisations based in Britain came together in a new solidarity initiative announced on World Press Freedom Day.
• World Press Freedom Day: Turkey the biggest jailer of journalist 

  Today is World Press Freedom Day. For the third year running, Turkey is the biggest jailer of journalists and other media workers.
• “Journalists in northern Syria face intimidation and insecurity” 

  Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, a former Al Qaeda-affiliated group, and Turkish backed rebel groups attempt to control the flow of news out of the regions by limiting access to certain areas, making threats or, in some cases, kidnapping journalists.