On 8 June 2022, the Turkish police launched a large-scale operation against independent Kurdish media in Amed (Diyarbakır) and detained 20 journalists and two other people.

The names of 22 detained people, 20 of whom are journalists, are as follows: Dicle Fırat Journalists' Association (DFG) Co -Chair Serdar Altan, Xwebûn Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Ali Ertaş, JinNews Director Safiye Alagaş, Jınnews editor Gülşen Koçuk, Mesopotamia Agency (MA) editor Aziz Oruç , journalists Ömer Çelik, Suat Doğuhan, Ramazan Geciken, Esmer Tunç, Neşe Toprak, Zeynel Abidin Bulut, Mazlum Doğan Güler, Mehmet Şahin, Elif Üngür, İbrahim Koyuncu, Remziye Temel, Mehmet Yalçın, Abdurrahman Öncü, Lezgin Akdeniz, Kadir Bayram and Feynaz Koçuk and İhsan Ergülen.

During the police raids on the offices of the Kurdish press, a large number of cameras, computers and digital materials were confiscated. The journalists have been detained in Diyarbakır Provincial Police Department and they are not even allowed to meet their basic needs. The prosecutor prolonged detention periods twice and the journalists will be kept in solitary confinement until June 16.

The French Union Syndicale Solidaires, the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) and the International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggles (LabourSolidarity) released a joint statement expressing support for the Kurdish journalists in custody.

“Once again, Erdogan's regime is seeking to silence dissenting voices denouncing his crimes,” said the French unions and called for their immediate release.

“Solidarity with detained Kurdish journalists. Journalism is not a crime!” said the unions.