FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• ÖGİ: Journalists in Turkey are forced to behave as soldiers  

  ÖGİ reiterated its demand that imprisoned journalists be freed.
• Journalist Metin Göktepe commemorated by his grave 

  Evrensel Newspaper journalist, Metin Göktepe, was detained and beaten to death by police on 8 January 1996.
• German Journalists’ Association warns against travel to Turkey 

  The German Journalists’ Association warns journalists and bloggers against travel to Turkey.
• Journalist Yilmaz sentenced to 6 years in prison 

  The journalist was charged with “membership of an illegal organisation” for articles he wrote.
• Annual report: 2018 ended with 171 journalists in prison 

  "Turkey is getting further away from a democratic society as politics, law, economy, social life and culture are getting more and more dominated by an authoritarian regime."
• Free Press journalist hearing posponed once again 

  Journalist Idris Sayılğan's pending hearing was postponed to 25 January.
• Journalist Gündüz sentenced to 20 months in prison 

  Yet another journalist working for the Kurdish press has been sentenced by the Turkish regime.
• Turkey ranks at #3 for imprisoned journalists 

  Turkey has come in 3rd for the number of imprisoned journalists. Throughout the globe, at least 80 journalists have been killed in 2018.
• Journalist Oktay Candemir detained in Van 

  Turkish regime’s repression against journalists continue.
• Kurdish journalist Bilen sentenced to 22 months in prison 

  Journalist Adnan Bilen was given a 22 month prison sentence.
• Imprisoned journalists not released 

  None of the 14 journalists, 5 of whom were on remand, from the Ozgurlukcu Demokrasi newspaper were released in the hearing. Kibriye Evren, on trial in Amed, will remain in prison as well.
• No peace for journalists in Turkey 

  Report by the Free Journalists Initiative said that there are 173 journalists in Turkish prisons.
• HDP commends the resistance of Free Press 

  The free press tradition, which could not be erased nor silenced by censorship, closing orders and oppression, was tried to be destroyed by a new form of attack, said the statement.
• Journalist Suat Karagöz detained in Istanbul 

  Journalists are among the main targets of the AKP regime’s political genocide operations.
• Journalist who protested against Erdogan won't be expelled 

  Journalist who protested against Erdogan during his visit to Germany won't be expelled.
• Three journalists sentenced for “insulting the President” 

  Journalists Huseyin Aykol, Inan Kizilkaya and Ihsan Caralan have been sentenced to prison for insulting the president.
• 29 journalists killed in the Americas in ten months 

  Mexico accounts for more than a third of journalists from the Americas murdered so far this year.
• MA reporter sued for Facebook post 

  The indictment against Mesopotamia Agency reporter Yasin Kobulan was accepted.
• HDP's Temelli in Van talked about freedom of the press 

  in this country, 102 municipalities have been put in the hand of trustees, which is a great embarrassment for a country, said Temelli.
• Güney: Free press target for not giving up writing the truth 

  On 9 October, as a result of the operation carried out by police involving raids at some 200 addresses, 151 politicians and journalists were taken into custody.
• Former Demokratik Modernite magazine editor detained 

  Former editor of the trimonthly magazine Demokratik Modernite, Servet Öner, was taken into custody in Istanbul by police.
• MA Journalist sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison 

  Mezopotamya News Agency journalist, Seda Taşkın, have spent 10 months in prison before being sentenced.
• Journalist Kaplan detained in Istanbul 

  The Turkish regime continues its attacks against the free press.
• Journalist Bilen detained in Van 

  Journalist Adnan Bilen has been detained in the Police Directorate he was called to for a deposition.
• Journalist Polat released with travel ban 

  Özgürlükçü Demokrasi worker Barıș Polat was released from prison with a travel abroad ban.