by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
Representatives from nine international and Turkish journalism organizations, including PEN International and Reporters Without Borders, will come together in front of Silivri Prison on Saturday in support of 146 journalists who are behind bars in Turkey. Family...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 18, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
PEN International, a worldwide association of writers, has released the names of 145 journalists who were jailed by the Turkish government after a failed coup attempt on July 15. According to the association, they managed to gather the list by cross-referencing the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 29, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
The EU Parliament (EP) has urged Turkish authorities to release journalists being held without “compelling evidence of criminal activity.” The call to authorities came in a resolution voted on Thursday in Strasbourg. The vote coincides with the International Day to...
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