FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• ÖGC: September has been a 'coup month' for the press in Turkey 

  ÖGC prepared a report on the pressure faced by journalists during the month of September.
• 'Med Nûçe' meeting in the European Parliament 

  French group Eutelsat stopping the broadcast of Med Nûçe was condemned during a conference held in the European Parliament.
• Eutelsat: We operate in Turkey, we have to cooperate 

  The General Director of Eutelsat, which stopped Med Nûçe’s broadcast on AKP regime's demand, admitted that they made this decision because they provide satellite broadcast service for several networks in Turkey.
• İHD, KESK, DİSK and Roboski families react to Med Nuçe's closure 

  Labour and human rights NGOs in Turkey gave messages of solidarity with Med Nuçe TV. İHD, DİSK, KESK and Roboski Association chairs protested Eutelsat’s decision and called for action.
• Footage reveals police dragging an Özgür Radio employee by her hair 

  Footage has emerged of policemen dragging an Özgür Radio employee by her hair on the ground during the raid and following detention earlier today.
• Office of İMC TV also sealed 

  Office of the main opposition channel İMC TV has been sealed after a raid by police forces.
• 16 detained during police raid on Özgür Radio office in Istanbul 

  Police took 16 people into custody during the raid on the office of the recently closed Özgür Radio station in Istanbul's Kadıköy district.
• Police raid Özgür Radio and detain the employees 

  Police forces raided the office of Özgür Radio and detained the employees.
• RTÜK: Media institutions closed for posing a threat to National Security 

  The notice sent by RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council) regarding the closed radio and television networks includes the phrase “closed for posing a threat to National Security”.
• İMC TV raided and taken off air by police 

  Police forces have raided the İMC TV office in Istanbul and taken the TV station off air.
• Police raid Hayatın Sesi TV in Istanbul 

  Police forces raided the office of Hayatın Sesi TV in Istanbul.
• Amed-based Azadi TV, Jiyan TV and Zarok TV sealed 

  Azadi TV, Jiyan TV and Zarok TV, the first children's TV broadcasting in Kurdish, were sealed and all their assets were seized.
• Press organizations: Stand up against the crackdown on media 

  Press organizations condemned the closure of TV channels and radio stations, and called upon viewers and listeners to stand up against the closure of the press.
• Broadcast of MED Nuçe TV suspended 

  French satellite company Eutelsat has suspended the broadcast of Belgium based pro-Kurdish MED Nuçe Tv.
• Eutelsat instructs the suspension of Med Nuçe TV's broadcast today 

  French satellite company Eutelsat has sent a new instruction to satellite provider yesterday and demanded the suspension of Med Nuçe TV's broadcast at 10:00 today.
• ‘AKP attacks opposition media to hide the gains of Kurdish people’ 

  Representatives of political party representatives in South Kurdistan stated that the AKP violated international legal norms as it shut town opposition and free press.
• ‘Med Nuçe’ protest in front of Eutelsat 

  Kurdish people and their allies gathered in front of the Eutelsat building in Paris, France, to protest the stopping of Med Nuçe TV’s broadcast.
• EJF calls on Eutelsat to maintain the signal of Med Nuçe TV 

  The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) called on French satellite provider Eutelsat to maintain the signal of this Kurdish Med Nuçe TV in order to protect media pluralism and respect Kurdish people’s right to access information.
• Eutelsat officials: Turkey demanded Med Nuçe’s broadcast be stopped 

  Officials from Eutelsat have admitted that the Turkish state has sent a letter demanding Med Nuçe’s broadcast be stopped.
• ‘Organized struggle and solidarity is the only stance against censorship’ 

  Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) President Uğur Güç stated that organized struggle and solidarity is the only stance against censorship and oppression, and the whole world would demand freedom for the journalists in Turkey on October 5, 2016.
• Med Nuçe editors: We will not kneel down, free press cannot be silenced 

  In response to the closure decision regarding their channel, Med Nuçe TV editors stated that they would stand up for the tradition of free press. The editors called upon people to show solidarity and oppose the AKP’s attacks on the media.
• İMC TV: Crackdown an attempt to create a univocal media and society 

  İMC TV administration has protested the attacks with the following statement: “The closing of İMC TV and other television and radio networks is part of the increasingly authoritarian government’s attempts at creating a univocal media and society.”
• Access to İMC TV’s website blocked 

  After the removal of İMC TV from Turksat, access to the TV channel’s website was blocked by the Information and Communications Technologies Authority.
• Office of Van TV sealed 

  Finance officers raided the office of VAN TV to the accompaniment of police forces and sealed the office Thursday evening.
• Broadcast of iMC TV will also be suspended 

  İMC TV is among the TV channels whose broadcast will be suspended within the scope of the most recent wave of attacks against TV channels critical of the AKP government.