Turkey’s RTÜK condemned for penalising critical news reports ahead of elections
Freedom of expression and human rights organisations issued a joint statement on 13 April, condemning Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio ...
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Turkey fails to implement ECHR rulings on freedom of expression: CoE report
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which oversees the implementation of the decisions of the European ...
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Turkey ranks alongside Tanzania in freedom index: pro-Kurdish MP
A recent report prepared by the Freedom House including a freedom index reflects the current political situation in Turkey, Peoples' ...
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Disasters and Dictators
Sarah Glynn In Pazarcik, at the epicentre of the first earthquake, the pro-Kurdish leftist Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) worked with ...
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Pro-government Turkish media call Sweden the home of terrorism supporters
Turkey’s pro-government media outlets continue to target Sweden following escalating tensions between Ankara and Stockholm over the Nordic country’s NATO ...
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Turkish Court cites freedom of expression over banners that label Kurdish politician a “terrorist”
Citing freedom of expression, a Turkish court rejected a criminal complaint filed by former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin ...
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Kurdish journalists in Turkey celebrate Working Journalists Day behind bars
Dozens of Kurdish journalists imprisoned in Turkey said they will continue their pursuit of truth and defence of the "honour ...
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