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Cumhuriyet’s Kadri Gürsel sent back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence

Cumhuriyet’s Kadri Gürsel sent back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence

by TurkeyPurge | May 29, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish journalist Kadri Gürsel was sent back to prison on Wednesday on charges of “supporting terrorism,” joining six other staff of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet already behind bars. More than twenty people stood trial last year in a case related to the...
Turkish reporter among journalists facing ‘Most Urgent’ threats to press freedom in the world

Turkish reporter among journalists facing ‘Most Urgent’ threats to press freedom in the world

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Pelin Unker, a business reporter with the Istanbul-based Cumhuriyet newspaper, was included in the list of 10 journalists worldwide who face most urgent threats to the press freedom. The list prepared by One Free Press Coalition, a united front of prominent editors...
Tweet by Reporters Without Borders blocked following complaint by Erdogan’s son-in-law

Tweet by Reporters Without Borders blocked following complaint by Erdogan’s son-in-law

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A judge for the İstanbul 3rd Penal Court of Peace on Tuesday ruled to block Internet access to the tweets of Turkey’s Journalists Union (TGS) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) that expressed solidarity with a journalist standing trial for reporting on the tax haven...
Pro-Kurdish singer beaten up in Bakırköy prison after refusing strip search: report

Pro-Kurdish singer beaten up in Bakırköy prison after refusing strip search: report

by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Pınar Aydınlar, a famous folk singer and a council member of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was beaten by guards at İstanbul’s Bakırköy prison after refusing a strip search, according to the Cumhuriyet daily. Aydınlar was arrested on Tuesday due to a final...
Happiness impossible while many still in prison: Cumhuriyet’s Atalay

Happiness impossible while many still in prison: Cumhuriyet’s Atalay

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 26, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The Cumhuriyet daily’s chief executive officer, Akın Atalay, who was released from pretrial detention last night, said he would be ashamed to be happy while many people are still in jail, Cumhuriyet reported. “I’ll go about my business within the boundaries of the...
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