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‘Arrest of Merdan Yanardağ is an attempt to cover up the crime of isolation’
Journalist and TV editor Merdan Yanardağ who is facing up to ten and a half years in prison for his comments on Abdullah Öcalan's detention situation. -
TGS: Without good journalism, there can be no democracy
A study by the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) highlights the growing challenges faced by journalists in Turkey, resulting in a declining reputation for the profession and leading many journalists to consider leaving the field. -
Court accepts indictment against Merdan Yanardağ
A Turkish journalist is to stand trial for "terror propaganda" and "praising crimes and criminals" because of his remarks about Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the solitary confinement he is subjected to on Imrali prison island. -
Court rules to release 15 Kurdish journalists after the first hearing
The first hearing of the case in which 18 journalists - 15 of whom are imprisoned - are standing trial, resumed today at Diyarbakır 4th Heavy Penal Court. -
Second day of hearing of 18 journalists opens in Amed
The trial against 18 journalists in Amed continues on the second day. -
Trial against 18 journalists continues today
The first hearing of the trial against 18 journalists continues today in Amed. -
‘There can be no democracy unless the Kurdish press is free’
Representatives of journalist unions, organizations and political parties expressed their solidarity with the 15 Kurdish journalists standing trial in Diyarbakır today after 13 months in pre-trial detention. -
Veysel Ok: Journalists' work on the Kurdish issue is on trial today
MLSA co-director Veysel Ok said that the journalists' work on the Kurdish issue was criminalized. -
First hearing of 18 journalists opens in Amed
The first hearing of 18 journalists, 15 of whom are imprisoned, has just starte in Amed. -
Hearing of 15 journalists takes place today in Amed
The lawsuit brought against 15 journalists in Amed undermines the basic principle of freedom of the press, said the Swiss Kurdistan Journalists Association, demanding the Turkish authorities to respect the rights of journalists and release them. -
Female journalist jailed for interviewing Mahsa Amini’s father
23-year-old Nazila Maroofian from Saqqez, Kurdistan province, is an investigative reporter covering issues in her hometown. -
Lawyer of 15 journalists in prison calls on everyone to attend first hearing next Tuesday
Resul Temur, the lawyer of the 15 journalists who have been imprisoned for 13 months due to their professional activities, called out on everyone "whose voice is silenced, to stand with the Kurdish press on 11 July." -
CFWIJ: Kurdish women journalists are targeted most by the Turkish government
In its First Quarterly Report for 2023, CFWIJ reported an increase in physical assault and legal harassment against women journalists. -
Application to Constitutional Court for imprisoned journalist Müftüoğlu
Lawyer applied to the Constitutional Court for imprisoned journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu -
Hearing of journalists in Ankara adjourned until October 26
The secret witness said that he did not have concrete information to provide for many of the questions addressed to him. He confessed to having engaged in the activities of the MA on behalf of the state. -
Three journalists in Iran charged with "making propaganda against national security"
Journalists Saeeda Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki and Nasim Sultan Beygi were charged with "making propaganda against national security" in the 26th Branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. -
Aygül: Journalists in Turkey and Kurdistan risk their lives
Sinan Aygül said that journalists in Turkey and Kurdistan risk their lives. "It is impossible to speak of freedom of the press here. Unfortunately, being a journalist means risking your life," he said. -
Journalist Bayram taken into custody in Amed
Journalist Kadir Bayram was taken into custody in a house raid by Turkish police in Amed. -
Journalist Ebrahimi Iraee sentenced to five years in prison in Tehran
Journalist and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been sentenced to five years in prison in Tehran. She was arrested shortly after the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" revolution began last September and has been in Evin prison ever since. -
Eren: Intimidating journalists will not work!
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) Press Section Chair Faruk Eren pointed out that the government wanted to intimidate all journalists with the arrest of Merdan Yanardağ. -
TELE1 Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ remanded in custody
TELE1 Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ has been remanded in custody. -
TELE1 Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ brought to the courthouse
TELE1 Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ was brought to the courthouse. -
JinNews journalist Beritan Canözer released from prison
JinNews journalist Beritan Canözer has been released. -
Charges filed against three journalists covering a press statement for arrested colleagues
Journalists Sibel Yükler, Yıldız Tar, and Deniz Nazlım are facing charges of "violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations" for covering a press statement for arrested colleagues. -
Indictments against journalists Gök and Oruç accepted
Indictments against journalists Abdurrahman Gök and Mehmet Şah Oruç, who have been behind bars since April, have been accepted.