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• CPJ protests killing of journalists in Rojava 

  CPJ condemned the killing of two journalists in Rojava.
• YRD: Cihan and Nazım were murdered because they were the voice of truth 

  The Democratic Press Union calls on all revolutionary democratic public opinion, national and international press to take action against massacres by ISIS partner Turkey.
• Kurdish Journalists Initiative calls for action against Turkey’s deadly attacks against journalists 

  Kurdish Journalists Initiative, “Nazım and Cihan are martyrs of truth. They are martyrs of the free press. We will realise their goals and protect their legacy.”
• Dozens detained in police attack on demonstration for murdered journalists in Van - UPDATE 

  Police attacked masses who gathered in Van for journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin killed by Turkey in northern Syria. At least 39 people, including 10 journalists, were detained.
• IFJ Secretary General: We have a duty to give justice to the murdered journalists 

  IFJ Secretary General condemned the deadly Turkish attack against Kurdish journalists in northern Syria and demanded accountability.
• WPF: Turkey must be held accountable for Kurdish journalists killed and injured by its attacks 

  Condemning the deadly Turkish attack against Kurdish journalists in northern Syria, Women Press Freedom stated that purposefully targeting the press in a conflict zone constitutes a war crime.
• DEM Party strongly condemns killing of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin  

  The DEM Party strongly condemned the killing of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin.
• DFG condemns killing of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin by a Turkish drone 

  The DFG condemned the killing of free media journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin by the Turkish state, and said: "With the strength we receive from them, we will continue to persistently and stubbornly voice the truth."
• YRA and YRJ: We condemn the Turkish attack against Nazım and Cihan  

  The YRA and the YRJ condemned the killing of free media workers Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin by the Turkish state.
• Journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin fall as martyrs in Turkish drone attack 

  Free media workers Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin fell as martyrs in an attack by the Turkish state.
• Yeni Yaşam Newspaper worker sent to prison in Siirt 

  Serhat Durmuş, a worker with Yeni Yaşam Newspaper, was first taken into custody in Siirt, and then sent to prison.
• DFG: Three journalists sent to prison in November 

  The November report published by the DFG on the rights violations against journalists said that 40 reporters are in prison, while 21 were taken into custody.
• Tunç: We will not be the ‘reasonable journalists’ that the state wants 

  Following the arrest of ten critical journalists, Hayri Tunç, friend and colleague of Erdoğan Alayumat, said: "We are not the 'reasonable journalists' that the state wants, and we will not be."
• Two journalists remanded in custody 

  Two of the journalists detained on Tuesday within the scope of the investigation launched by the Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office have been remanded in custody.
• Nine writers and journalists released 

  Nine writers and journalists who were taken into custody as part of the Eskişehir Public Prosecutor's Office investigation have been released.
• Journalists and writers taken into custody in Amed appear in court 

  Journalists and writers taken into custody in Amed were referred to court. Two other journalists were also referred to court in Eskişehir.
• Stop the repression of journalists, say media organizations 

  After the arrest of ten journalists in Turkey for alleged links to the PKK, media workers are demanding their immediate release.
• Journalist Havin Derya taken into custody 

  Journalist Havin Derya was detained as part of an investigation launched in Eskişehir.
• DFG calls for solidarity with detained journalists, calling for their immediate release 

  The DFG protested the detention of several journalists and demanded their immediate release.
• Prison sentence against journalist Beritan Canözer confirmed 

  Beritan Canözer has been working as a journalist in Turkey for ten years. Her home was searched six times by the police, she was taken into custody five times and arrested twice. Now she faces another prison sentence.
• MLSA 2024 Justice Monitoring Program Report: Thinking criminalized, detention as punishment 

  A total of 1,856 people, including 366 journalists, stood trial during the 2023-2024 judicial year.
• Prison sentence for Kurdish journalist Özgür Paksoy upheld 

  Journalist Özgür Paksoy was sentenced to 2 years, 13 months and 15 days in prison for ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’, namely the PKK.
• Journalist Mizgin Sönük deported to Erzincan prison 

  Journalist Mizgin Sönük and Batman Municipality Council member Hatice Taş were transferred to Erzincan Women’s Closed Prison after being detained during the resistance to the trustee coup.
• Ban on traveling abroad imposed on 20 journalists continues 

  The hearing of the trial of journalists who were arrested after an operation in Amed in 2022, decided to continue the international travel ban against them.
• Journalists Gulistan Tara and Hero Behadin's file delivered to EU Representation 

  The file prepared regarding the death of journalists Gulistan Tara and Hero Behadin was delivered to the EU Iraq Representation, which visited the Kurdistan Region.