FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• New wave of operations targets journalists in Amed and Istanbul 

  At least four journalists from the free press have been taken into custody during house raids in Amed and Istanbul this morning.
• Support for campaigns for Maxime Azadi's freedom grows 

  Following his arrest in Belgium by the Interpol on the Turkish state’s demand, thousands have joined the campaigns launched online for ANF news director Maxime Demiralp.
• RTÜK to shut down Yol TV too 

  RTÜK has shut down Yol TV for “insulting Erdoğan” and “praising terrorist organizations”.
• IFJ/EFJ: We'll denounce Maxime Azadi's arrest in the Council of Europe 

  The International and European Federations of Journalists described the arrest of ANF News Director Maxime Azadi in Belgium as "a dangerous precedent and is likely to threaten the security of Kurdish and Turkish exiled journalists in Europe”.
• Statement on the arrest of ANF News Director in Belgium 

  ANF News Director Maxime Demiralp was arrested in Belgium on Turkey's request. We urge the Belgian authorities to release him immediately.
• ANF News Director arrested by Interpol on Turkey's complaint 

  ANF News Director Maxime Azadi was arrested by Interpol in Belgium capital Brussels.
• RSF and CPJ: Turkey is an enemy to the freedom of the press 

  RSF and CPJ announced that Turkey is the most oppressive country in terms of the freedom of the press and expression.
• JINHA Publisher detained 

  The Publisher for the shut-down JINHA news agency Kader Gözüoğlu and former publisher Aycan Çakır have been detained.
• Osman: Free press is being massacred in South Kurdistan 

  Kirkuk Press Union administrator Fuad Osman stated that journalists are being sacrificed during the conflict among political parties and the free press is being massacred in South Kurdistan.
• Eutelsat defies court order 

  Eutelsat defies the court order that favored Med Nuçe and Newroz TV, whose broadcast had illegally been ended recently.
• ANF journalist Ali Barış Kurt sentenced to 2 years in prison 

  Journalist Ali Barış Kurt was sentenced to 2 years in prison during the court hearing in Ankara. Lawyer Kaleli stated that the case has been prepared illegally and the decision was unlawful.
• Med Nuçe and Newroz TV won, Eutelsat and Turkey lost 

  Paris Commercial Court ruled in favor of Med Nuçe whose broadcast had been halted by the French operator Eutelsat. Med Nuçe’s lawyer said it was “a great victory in the name of press freedom”.
• Özgür Gündem columnist İba detained 

  Şaban İba, a columnist of the Özgür Gündem newspaper that was recently shut down, has been detained in Balıkesir.
• Paris Court orders Eutelsat to resume the broadcast of Newroz TV 

  Paris Commercial Court has announced the verdict in the case on the closure of Newroz TV, ordering Eutelsat to resume the Kurdish channel's broadcast.
• Azadiya Welat reporter detained in Amed 

  A reporter for the Kurdish daily Azadiya Welat, which was recently closed with a decree, has been taken into custody in the mainly Kurdish city of Amed.
• Erdoğan among the leading press freedom predators on RSF list 

  RSF listed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan among the leading freedom of press predators, and described his attack technique as "aggressive dictatorship under a veneer of democracy".
• Twitter account of Women's News Agency, JINHA, hacked 

  The Twitter account of Women's News Agency, JINHA, has been hacked after the closure of the news agency with an emergency decree last week.
• DİHA central bureau in Çukurova raided to be sealed 

  The DIHA central bureau in Çukurova region has been raided by police and tax assessors.
• Joint statement by JINHA, DİHA, Evrensel Kültür and Tiroj 

  Employees of JINHA, DİHA, Evrensel Kültür and Tiroj, the media organizations that were closed down after the latest emergency decree, held a joint press conference and stated that they will continue to do journalism despite the increasing pressures.
• DIHA office in Ağrı raided by police 

  The DIHA office in Ağrı province was raided by police and tax assessors Monday evening.
• Operation on Turkish daily Cumhuriyet executives and journalists 

  Police forces have raided the houses of journalists for the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet. Reports suggest that 13 executives and journalists of the newspaper are to be detained as part of the operation.
• Dicle News Agency: We will not remain silent 

  Dicle News Agency, among the major media outlets recently shut down in Turkey, said: “We will keep “freedom of information” for public over everything. We will share all truth we reach with the people in every way and every method possible”.
• Police raid on DİHA central bureau 

  Police officers and treasury units raided the DİHA central bureau in Amed.
• Prestij newspaper also sealed 

  After the latest emergency decrees, police officers raided and sealed the office of Prestij newspaper in Van.
• KJA: Their resistance is our resistance 

  Free Women's Congress (KJA) condemned the closure of JINHA and other free press organizations, and said "the resistance of JINHA and other free press organizations is our resistance."