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OSCE media freedom representative urges acquittal of Turkish journalists and human rights defender
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to acquit journalists...
Turkish court clears journalists, human rights defender of terrorism charges
An İstanbul court on Wednesday acquitted two prominent
journalists and a human rights activist standing trial on terrorism charges,
Reuters reported.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Turkey representative
Erol...
Court sets April 18 as next hearing date for Önderoğlu, Fincancı, Nesin
The Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a request to send a case to the Constitutional Court, scheduling April 18, 2018 as...
Court issues detention warrant for journalist Nesin on terror charges
An İstanbul court has issued a detention warrant for writer and journalist Ahmet Nesin, son of the late famous Turkish novelist Aziz Nesin, on...
Last arrested Özgür Gündem editor-in-chief on duty released
Writer Ahmet Aziz Nesin, who was arrested along with others after serving as an editor-in-chief on duty for the Özgür Gündem daily, was released on...
Özgür Gündem editors-in-chief on duty Önderoğlu, Fincancı released
Founding President of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Turkey Representative of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Erol Önderoğlu...
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of June 19
Court indicts TV journalist on terrorism charges for tweetsThe Bakırköy Second Court of Serious Crimes in Istanbul indicted Hamza Aktan, news editor at the...
Journalists protest against arrest of colleagues in front of Metris Prison
Members of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Freedom for Journalists Platform (GÖP) gathered in front of Metris Prison in İstanbul to protest against...
Prosecutor seeks up to 14-year sentence for Özgür Gündem editors-in-chief on duty
An İstanbul prosecutor requested prison sentences between 2 to 14 years for journalists, academics and activists who participated a campaign in solidarity with the...
Ban Ki-moon expresses hope for release of RSF Turkey representative
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed the hope that Turkey Representative of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Erol Önderoğlu -- who was...
EU’s Mogherini, Hahn say arrest of Turkish human rights defenders against fundamental rights
Federica Mogherini, the Vice President of the European Union (EU) Commission and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,...
Council of Europe’s Muiznieks condemns arrest of academic and journalists in Turkey
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, wrote on Twitter that he has been “appalled by detention of human rights defenders in...