Global journalist federations condemn Turkey’s arrest of Swedish reporter
The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) have strongly condemned Turkey’s arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, calling it ...
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Dozens of journalists spend Eid in prison as Turkey tightens media crackdown
At least 42 journalists, including 10 women, remain behind bars in Turkey as the country continues its crackdown on the ...
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Swedish journalist Joakim Medin arrested in Turkey
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been detained in Turkey after arriving in Istanbul on 28 March to report on ongoing ...
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Turkish broadcasting council silences dissenting voices: RTÜK imposes record penalties on opposition channels
Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed a series of severe punishments on several opposition news channels for ...
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Medya News, OrientXXI reporter denied entry to Turkey, given 10-year ban
European national Chris Den Hond, a journalist reporting for Medya News and French media venture Orient XXI, has been ...
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Kurdish writer speaks out after detention, denounces criminalisation of Kurdish language
Kurdish writer Sami Tan, one of three authors recently detained in Turkey for their involvement in publishing the Kurdish language ...
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Structural reforms essential for Turkey’s reconciliation process says prominent human rights defender
Leading human rights lawyer and activist Eren Keskin has delineated the core legal and institutional changes required for an effective ...
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Kurdish women resist Turkish aggression as North and East Syria prepares for 8 March celebrations
As the autonomous region in North and East Syria, Rojava, prepares to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, a ...
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Unprecedented coverage of Strasbourg demonstration for Öcalan’s freedom in French media
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Strasbourg on Saturday, calling for the release of imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah ...
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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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