by TurkeyPurge | Aug 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ugur Akgul, a reporter for the now-closed, pro-Kurdish DIHA news agency has been jailed, media said Wednesday. Akgul was arrested after a Turkish court upheld his conviction due to his reports on the government-imposed curfews in Turkey’s east. The journalist had...
by TurkeyPurge | May 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
2 pro-Kurdish journalists appeared before a Turkish court on May 8 over “membership in a terrorist organization.” İshak Karakaş, Editor-in-Chief of Halkın Nabzı newspaper is being tried in İstanbul, while Şerife Oruç, reporter for now-closed DİHA agency, stands...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Oktay Candemir, a former reporter for the pro-Kurdish DIHA news agency was detained in the eastern province of Van on Monday. Candemir was taken into custody due to his reports on Turkey’s recent offensive in Syria’s Afrin, ANF said. On Jan 22, Turkish troops entered...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Nedim Türfent, a reporter for the now defunct pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency (DIHA) was sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on Friday. The sentence was handed down on accusations of membership to a terrorist organization. Under arrest since May 2016, Türfent...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Erdoğan Alayumat and Nuri Akman, reporters for the government-closed, pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency (DIHA), face 45 years in jail over espionage cases. Detained in Turkey’s eastern province of Gaziantep on July 13, 2017, Alayumat and Akman spent 13 days in custody...
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