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Rights organizations defend jailed Turkish filmmakers facing up to 5 years in prison

SEENPM joined more than 40 human rights, film and cultural organizations in defense of imprisoned Turkish filmmakers Cayan Demirel and Ertugrul Mavioglu for their...

Campaign to improve journalists working conditions in the Western Balkans and Turkey

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) launched a video campaign to raise awareness about the poor working conditions of journalists and media workers in...

Cumhuriyet trial: the crime is journalism

Joint statement of freedom of expression and human rights organizations to call on the institutions of the Council of Europe to remind Turkey of...

Editorial Autonomy at Risk in Europe

by Arman Fazlić, Media.ba Problems regarding freedom of expression exist even within Europe where nowadays human rights are mostly guaranteed. Media market is heavily concentrated...

Turkey: Legal Action Taken Against 242 Social Media Users in 1 Week

Ministry of Interior has investigated 454 social media accounts and taken legal action against 242 people on charges of “insulting state officials” and “targeting...

New law reinforces Turkish government’s control of the Internet

In a move reflecting the government’s desire to fill the few remaining gaps in its control of news and information, Turkey’s parliament has passed a...

EU-Turkey Summit in Bulgaria: symbolic accreditation issued for jailed Turkish journalists

Days ahead of the EU-Turkey summit in Varna (Bulgaria), the Bulgarian section of the Association of European Journalists held a symbolic action in solidarity...

European Court issues first rulings on journalists detained in Turkey

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of all journalists wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey after the European Court of Human Rights ruled...

Erdoğan’s Clutch on Free Media Tightens with Proposed Internet Regulations

In the high profile case of Cumhuriyet, Friday, March 9, offered a moment of relief in the Turkish government’s assault on free speech and...

Turkey: three journalists sentenced to life over coup attempt

Brussels, 16 February 2018 - A Turkish court jailed yesterday journalists Mehmet Altan (65), his brother Ahmet Altan (67) and Nazli Illicak (73) for life imprisonment after finding them guilty...

Erol Önderoğlu – Laureate of the Freedom of Speech Award 2018

Distinguished Turkish journalist and freedom of speech advocate is this year's laureate of the Roosevelt Freedom of Speech Award. The award for Mr. Önderoğlu is...

In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News – CIMA digital report

The report 'In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News', authored by Kate Musgrave and published by the Center for International Media...
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Bianet Reporter Tuğçe Yılmaz Released

Hamza Kaan and Mehmet Uçar, a teacher and a journalist were formally arrested while 16 detained individuals were released.

Türkiye must release detained journalists and activists immediately

SEENPM calls for the immediate release of 18 journalists and other professionals and human rights activists detained in several Turkish cities on...

JournalismAI Festival 2024: Intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence

The JournalismAI Festival, dedicated to conversations and case studies that explore the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence, will be held online...

South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance to be held in Belgrade

Ninth edition of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance - SEEDIG's flagship event will be held on 25-26 November in...