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• Two journalists sentenced to three years each 

  Two journalists have received three-year prison sentence each in the southern province of Adana.
• Turkish police raid journalist Yasar's home in Istanbul 

  Journalist Zozan Yaşar’s home in Istanbul has been raided by the police.
• Jinnews reporter Süren detained in Amed 

  Jinnews reporter Durket Süren has been taken into custody in Amed on Thursday.
• Turkey sentences journalist to eight years in prison 

  A Turkish court sentenced journalist Muhammet Dogru to eight years and six months in prison on Monday.
• Reporter for ETHA detained in Istanbul 

  ETHA reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar was detained in Istanbul.
• Jinnews website blocked for the fifth time in one week 

  Women’s News Agency’s (JinNews) website was blocked by Turkey for the fifth time in one week.
• Journalist detained in Van for reporting about Afrin 

  Turkish state’s crackdown on journalists and opposition in connection with the invasion operation against Afrin continues.
• Turkey blocks Jinnews website second time in two days 

  Turkish authorities blocked Jinnews website for the second time in two days.
• RSF condemns “patriotic coverage” of Afrin operation in Turkey 

  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned censorship on the media over Turkish military invasion in Afrin.
• Journalist Seda Taşkın jailed in Ankara 

  Seda Taşkın, a reporter for Mezopotamya News Agency, has been imprisoned in Ankara.
• Dozens detained for criticizing attack on Afrin 

  Turkey detained dozens of activists across the country for criticizing attack on Afrin.
• Journalist who wrote about civilian casualties in Afrin arrested 

  A Kurdish journalist who wrote “civilians are being killed in Afrin” in social media was arrested and sent to prison.
• Journalist Baysal detained for her social media posts 

  Turkish police raided journalist Nurcan Baysal’s apartment and detained her for her social media posts on Monday.
• Journalist Suat Karagoz detained in Van 

  Turkish police detained journalist Suat Karagoz in Van on Saturday.
• ECHR fines Turkey for closing Evrensel newspaper 

  European Court of Human Rights fined Turkey 5,000 euros for closing Evrensel newspaper in 2001. 
• Journalist Ozlu detained in Mersin 

  The director of Radio Ses, Semra Ozlu, was detained by Turkish police on Wednesday. 
• 122 journalists behind bars in Turkey 

  According to the Bia Media Observation Report prepared by RSF Turkey representative Erol Önderoğlu, 122 media workers are behind bars in Turkey as of 1 January 2018.
• Turkey sentences journalists to prison for solidarity action 

  A Turkish court sentenced five journalists to nine years and nine months in prison for their solidarity action with Ozgur Gundem newspaper.
• Rojnews Twitter account banned in Turkey 

  After the ANF articles about the MIT administrators and articles on the Paris Massacre were published on RojNews, the agency’s Twitter accounts in Turkish and Kurdish have been restricted in Turkey.
• ANF statement about the cyber attack on the agency 

  Cyber attacks on our agency have intensified after we published a video footage from the moment two high ranking MİT officials were captured by HPG.
• Turkey bans two Kurdish news websites 

  Turkish administration suspended access to the websites of the Mezopotamya News Agency and Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper.
• Journalist Aslan detained after release from prison 

  Journalist Arif Aslan, whose recent release from prison was appealed against by a prosecutor, has been re-detained and taken to police department.
• Journalist Kaya jailed 

  Abdullah Kaya, a reporter for Dicle News Agency (DİHA) that was shut down with a statutory decree, has been jailed.
• 39-year prison sentence sought for three journalists 

  Diyarbakir Prosecutor’s Office demanded 39-year prison sentence for three journalists for their reports about clashes between the Turkish army and YPS in Idil, a district of Sirnak province.
• Journalist sentenced for calling Ankara bombing a massacre 

  Journalist Mehmet Ali Ertaş has received prison sentence for calling Ankara bombing of 10 October 2015 a “massacre”.