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Solidarity campaign with Turkish journalists: how to help

The European and International Federation of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) launched a solidarity campaign with the Turkish journalists following the new attacks on press freedom and human...

Turkey detains at least 48 journalists in one week

New York, July 29, 2016—Turkish authorities should release and drop all charges against 48 journalists police have detained in the last week, the Committee...

UN Special Rapporteur and OSCE Rep. on FoM deplore crackdown on journalists and media outlets in Turkey

GENEVA / VIENNA, 28 July 2016 – Two top holders of media freedom mandates of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and...

Turkey: Journalists are forced into self-censorship because they are afraid of imprisonment

Interview with the President of the Journalist Union of Turkey “Protecting freedom of press also means defending the public’s right of access to information. In...

Turkey: 131 Media Outlets Closed by Statutory Decree

Three news agencies, 16 TV channels, 23 radio channels, 45 newspapers, 15 magazines, 29 publishing houses and distribution channels have been closed. 131 media organs...

Turkey: EU must hold Turkish President accountable for press freedom violations

Brussels, 27 July 2016- As arrests of journalists and media closure continue, the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) call on the European...

Turkey issues at least 42 arrest warrants for journalists

New York, July 25, 2016—Turkish authorities should cease using a failed coup attempt as a pretext for purging critical journalists, the Committee to Protect...

Turkey: Press Freedom in the grip of major crackdown following failed coup

Brussels, 25 July 2016. - An ongoing crackdown on the media in Turkey has led to the arrests of more journalists and raids on their homes. The...

Democratic governments must ensure media freedom and journalists’ safety, OSCE Rep. urges Turkey

VIENNA, 21 July 2016 – The mass cancellation of broadcasting licenses, criminal investigations against, and dismissal of, hundreds of journalists at the state broadcaster,...

Turkey: International community must take a strong stand against freedom violations

Attacks targeting the media in Turkey have led the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) to alert the Council of Europe about a...

CPJ announces 2016 International Press Freedom Award winners

Awardees from Egypt, India, Turkey, and El Salvador New York, July 18, 2016—The Committee to Protect Journalists will honor journalists from Egypt, India, Turkey, and...

OSCE Rep. mourns photojournalist killed in Turkey, expresses concern for media freedom

VIENNA, 16 July 2016 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened upon learning of the death of photojournalist...
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