EPF condemns repression of activists in Iran; Reports highlight heavy impact on Kurds
The Europe Peace Foundation (EPF) has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian government for the arbitrary arrest and execution ...
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Turkish journalist detained after opposing potential lifelong rule for president Erdoğan
Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı was detained in İstanbul on Saturday following a YouTube broadcast in which he sharply criticised ...
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Interrogating the “Peace Process” – last week in Kurdish News
Sarah Glynn “The balances and the political system of the 21st century are being re-established. And this new design of ...
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Panel discusses digital threats to press freedom in Turkey and beyond
At a panel discussion held in İstanbul on Friday, legal experts and journalists warned that digital technologies, while expanding media ...
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Turkish lawyer arrested for distributing copies of jailed İstanbul mayor’s restricted posts
A Turkish lawyer was arrested in İstanbul on Saturday for distributing hard copies of restricted social media posts of the ...
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My Kurdish is sloppy, despite Hînker
It may sound fully absurd to you that a Turkish prosecutor decided to launch an investigation into three authors of ...
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Turkey’s largest democratic opposition under attack: Co-Spokesperson Beştaş speaks out on mass arrests
Turkey has witnessed another wave of mass detentions targeting journalists, politicians, and civil society figures. On Friday, over 30 individuals ...
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Turkey blocks social media accounts of Kurdish press, contrary to ‘normalisation’ rhetoric
As if to highlight the ongoing suppression of press freedom in Turkey, the government has imposed access bans on the ...
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