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• Yazidi channel Çira TV banned in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Yazidi TV channel Çira TV is banned in Southern Kurdistan and is not allowed to report from the holy sites Laleşa Nûranî and Şêxan. The governorship of Duhok has sent the station a ban without explanation.
• Journalists demand the release of Bradosti arrested for 63 days 

  For 63 days, critical journalist Zuber Bradosti has been detained in southern Kurdistan without any legal basis. His colleagues demand the immediate release of the RojNews correspondent.
• Press freedom in Turkey in crisis, international press groups 

  The delegation said Turkey’s highest judicial body must give priority to applications regarding detained journalists and administrative measures blocking websites, including Wikipedia.
• Journalist for RojNews released on bail after 25 days in custody 

  Journalist Zubêr Hemedemin Nebi (Zubêr Bradosti) was arrested on 21 July while journalist Biryar Mihemed was detained in Hewlêr on 21 August by the KDP public security forces.
• South Kurdistan journalists: Freedom of expression hit hard 

  The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a long report about abuses and violations of freedom of expression in South Kurdistan.
• Prison sentence for Jinnews reporter on terrorism charges 

  The Turkish regime continues to implement the policy of imprisonment against journalists working for Kurdish press in Turkey.
• Journalists Bradosti and Mihemed still in custody  

  The authorities do not provide information on the status of the two Roj News journalists.
• OGI: 146 journalists behind bars in Turkey 

  OGI reported increased pressure against journalists in Turkey in August when 15 journalists were taken into custody.
• 5 journalists detained in Mardin released after 6 days in custody 

  All the 5 journalists have been released from custody after giving their statements to the police.
• 5 journalists detained in Mardin in custody for 3 days 

  Journalists Ahmet Kanbal, Mehmet Şah Oruç, Rojda Aydın, Nurcan Yalçın and Halime Parlak were detained in Mardin while covering the protests for the municipalities seized by the AKP regime.
• “AKP detained journalists to hide the truth” 

  Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform pointed out that the AKP detained six journalists to obscure the truth.
• Police detain 6 journalists covering protests for municipalities 

  Journalists Ahmet Kanbal, Mehmet Şah Oruç, Rojda Aydın, Nurcan Yalçın, Halime Parlak and Yelda Özbek were detained while covering the protests for the municipalities seized by the AKP regime.
• Mezopotamya Agency editor and HDP press center worker detained 

  Mezopotamya Agency’s (MA) Kurdish service editor Ziyan Karahan and HDP Press Center employee Vedat Dag were detained in Amed.
• "F sit-in" demanded release of journalist Ziya Ataman 

  Ziya Ataman, a reporter for Dicle News Agency (DİHA), was arrested on 11 April 2016, accused of “participating in an operation of a terrorist organization”.
• Journalist Bradosti in custody for 27 days 

  Roj News journalist has been in custody for 27 days. He has been arrested by the KDP public order forces.
• Hewler journalists demand the immediate release of Zuber Bradosti 

  For more than two weeks, critical journalist Zuber Bradosti has been detained in southern Kurdistan without any legal basis. His colleagues demand the immediate release of the RojNews correspondent.
• Eight journalists killed in Mexico since January 

  Jorge Ruiz Vazquez, a reporter at the Grafico de Xalapa newspaper in Veracruz’s capital, died in spite of procedures in place to protect him, the state prosecutor’s office said.
• HDP deputy Gülüm asks Justice Minister about journalist Ataman 

  Ataman has problems with his stomach and intestines. His problems worsened after the hunger strike he joined demanding the end of isolation against Abdullah Ocalan.
• Halabja journalists call for the release Bradosti 

  Journalists and activists from Halabja demand the release of Zuber Bradosti.
• CPJ demands the release of Rojnews journalist Bradosti 

  Bradosti was previously arrested on March 17, when Asayish security forces following his reporting on Turkish airstrikes in the area.
• METRO demanded the release of Rojnews journalist Bradosti 

  The Center for the Protection of the Rights of Journalists (METRO) demanded the release of Rojnews Zubêr Bradosti.
• Nuce Ciwan News Agency banned again 

  The Nuce Ciwan News Agency was banned for the 34th time.
• OGI: 152 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey 

  The Free Journalists Initiative (OGI) pointed out that there are 152 journalists in prisons in Turkey and said: “Journalists work under duress by the government.” OGI called for the cases against journalists to be dismissed.
• Access to almost 55,000 websites blocked in Turkey in 2018 

  The report shows that prior to 2018, access to a total of 190,922 domain names and websites were blocked in Turkey.
• Demirel and Mavioğlu sentenced to 4 years and 6 months 

  Award-winning filmmaker Çayan Demirel and veteran journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. Lawyers will appeal the sentence.