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...
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...
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...
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...
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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