DFG: 11 journalists taken into custody and 5 sent to prison in November
According to the DFG's November report, 11 journalists were taken into custody and 5 were sent to prison.
Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) November report has been published. The report underlined that 11 months of 2023 have passed with heavy pressure and rights violations against journalists.
The report said that journalists were subjected to rights violations and intimidation policies in November and added: "Even on 25 November, the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, female journalists were subjected to police violence and were prevented from doing their jobs.
In Şırnak, two female journalists were taken into custody, beaten, and their cameras were broken. We witnessed a similar scene of violence in Diyarbakır. Again, female journalists were subjected to police violence, they were prevented from shooting, and their cameras were destroyed. These images, which contrast with the meaning and importance of such a day, which is the day of fight against violence against women, also reveal the approach towards journalists, especially female journalists. We once again condemn these attacks against our journalist friends."
The report added: "62 press and media workers, including our association's co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu, are still in prison. It is clear that there is an attempt to criminalize journalistic activities. All our friends should be released."
The report continued: "In November, access to 1,022 news items and 231 social media contents was blocked, and 3 websites were closed. These figures reveal the magnitude of censorship in journalism."
The November violations included in the report are as follows: “3 journalists were attacked. The houses of 2 journalists were raided, 11 journalists were taken into custody, 5 journalists were remanded in custody. While 6 journalists were threatened, 2 journalists were subjected to ill-treatment. 2 journalists were prevented from following the news. While an investigation was launched against 8 journalists, a lawsuit was filed against 5 journalists. The trial continued in 51 cases against 93 journalists. 20 journalists were dismissed. The number of detained journalists is 62.”
