Thirteen international organisations have submitted a statement to UN Human Rights Council calling on Turkey to halt is crackdown on the media.
Turkey urged to halt its assault on media freedom and civil society
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Turkey: Press freedom violations August 2019
There were 18 incidents in Turkey in August 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
UN should address Turkey’s crackdown against journalists
Eighteen international organisations have written to the UN Human Rights Council to ask that it address the Turkish government’s repressive campaign against freedom of expression
Cases against Academics for Peace have become emblematic of the attacks on freedom of expression in Turkey
On 26 July 2019, Turkey’s highest court brought new hope to Turkish academics when it ruled that ten educators who had signed the petition “We will not be a Party to This Crime!” (Bu Suça Ortak Olmayacağız) had been tried unfairly and in violation of their rights.
Turkey: Press freedom violations July 2019
There were 29 incidents in Turkey in July 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Turkish journalists facing unprecedented surge of physical assaults
In Turkey, the government uses national security and terror legislation to censor journalists. Arrests, detentions and trials of media workers are frequent.
Turkey: “Trial is in itself an act of intimidation”
Human rights and freedom of expression organisations have condemned a judicial ruling made by a Turkish court in the second hearing of the Gezi Park trial.
Turkish think-tank report escalates harassment of journalists
Index on Censorship, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 18 other human rights and freedom of expression organisations condemn a Turkish pro-government think-tank’s report that accuses leading international media of being biased against the government and singles out their correspondents for attack.
Turkey: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 30 incidents in Turkey in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
What impact will Erdogan’s defeat in the Istanbul elections have on freedom of expression in Turkey?
Is there a glimmer of hope for Turkey’s journalists?