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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: 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...

Five Turkish journalists charged with “divulging state secrets”

PEN International, English PEN, German PEN, Swedish PEN, PEN America, ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists, the Ethical...

SEENPM supports the “I am a journalist! Journalism is not a crime!” campaign

The South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) supports the “I am a journalist! Journalism is not a crime!” campaign launched by media freedom...

Journalism is Not a Crime!

A group of journalists who have came together against the ever-increasing pressure on the press in Turkey has started a new initiative named “I’am...

Can Dündar, for a transnational journalism

Can Dündar, journalist and chief editor of Turkish newspaper Cuhmuriyet, was sentenced to five years in prison for revelation of state secret. An interview. Dimitri...

Arrested Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Nesin Released Too

Journalist author Ahmet Nesin has been released as well following the release of Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Erol Önderoğlu. İstanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court has...

Profile: Erol Önderoglu

A journalist and free speech activist, IFEX Council member Erol Önderoglu works for the IPS Communication Foundation - Bianet, and Reporters without Borders. He...

Turkey releases journalist, press freedom advocate

New York, June 30, 2016—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s release of Erol Önderoğlu, the Turkey representative of the press freedom group Reporters...
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Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners: The Future of the Information Sphere and Journalism Intelligence

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WARM Festival 2025, dedicated to war reporting, art, and memory, will take place in Sarajevo from July 7 to 12, 2025. The...

SEENPM Condemns Journalist Arrests in Turkey

SEENPM strongly condemns the jailing of several journalists in Turkey over their coverage of the protests in Istanbul and other Turkish cities...