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• HDP's Başaran: Oruç case reveals media are puppets of the AKP 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission spokesperson, Ayşe Acar Başaran, reacted to the media targeting journalist Aziz Oruç.
• HDP: Iran abandoned journalist Oruç barefoot in border area 

  Journalist Aziz Oruç has been arrested and tortured in Iran. He was subsequently released in the Turkish border area. The HDP has shared details of the case.
• CPJ: China and Turkey jail highest number of journalists 

  The Committee to Protect Journalists said in a new report that the worst countries in terms of freedom of the press are China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
• Istanbul: Journalists demand the release of their colleagues 

  In Istanbul, journalists have taken to the streets to demand the release of Sadiye Eser, Sadık Topaloğlu and Yusuf Topaloğlu. The three journalists have been arrested on terror charges earlier this week.
• Turkey jails another journalist 

  Journalist Yusuf Topaloğlu, who was detained in Turkey eight days ago, was jailed on charges of "membership to a terrorist organisation".
• Die Welt writes about jailed MA journalist Ruken Demir 

  Die Welt, one of the leading daily newspapers in Germany, published an article about the struggle of Mezopotamya Agency journalist Ruken Demir who was detained and arrested in Izmir.
• MA reporters Eser and Topaloğlu remanded in custody 

  The Turkish regime’s repressive measures against workers of the free press continue increasingly.
• Free Journalists' Initiative: No freedom of the press in Turkey 

  The Free Journalists' Initiative has published a November report on freedom of the press in Turkey. Accordingly, 139 journalists are behind bars in Turkey.
• Turkey: A journalist detained, three others referred to court 

  According to the Free Journalists Initiative (Özgür Gazeteciler İnisiyatifi, ÖGİ), 139 journalists are behind bars in Turkey.
• HDP: Erdoğan won't succeed in silencing free press 

  The HDP issued a statement to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Özgür Ülke Newspaper on 3 December 1994.
• “Arrest of journalists seeks to incapacitate the Kurdish media” 

  The Initiative called for the immediate release of the three recently detained journalists.
• MA journalists Eser and Topaloğlu in police custody  

  It has been confirmed that Mezopotamia Agency (MA) journalists Sadiye Eser and Sadık Topaloğlu have been taken into custody on Friday night. The two journalists went 'missing' for hours last night after leaving the agency office.
• Custody period for MA journalist Altan extended 

  Custody period of Mezopotamia Agency journalist Berivan Altan extended for a further 4 days.
• No news about two MA journalists  

  No news has been received from Mesopotamia Agency journalists Sadık Topaloğlu and Sadiye Eser since Friday evening. It was learned that Eser's house was raided by police.
• MA journalist Berivan Altan taken into custody 

  Mesopotamia Agency (MA) correspondent Berivan Altan, was detained following a raid on her house in Ankara.
• Journalists remember fallen colleagues in Qamishlo 

  Journalists Seed Ehmed and Mihemed Hisen Reşo, who lost their lives almost six weeks ago in an air raid on a civilian convoy in Serêkaniyê, Northern Syria, were commemorated by their colleagues in Qamishlo today.
• Editor in chief of a magazine sentenced to 3 years and 9 months 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations continue to target members of the free press as well.
• RojNews correspondent in custody for four months 

  Journalist Zuber Bradosti has been detained by the security forces in South Kurdistan for four months without a reason being cited.
• Sweden dropped case against Julian Assange 

  A Swedish prosecutor dropped an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
• Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns arrest of colleagues 

  The Coalition for Women in Journalism, a global solidarity group, condemned the arrest of journalists Ruken Demir and Melike Aydın.
• Türfent among 5 journalists highlighted in PEN campaign 

  PEN Centres, members and supporters worldwide stand in solidarity with their colleagues and call on those responsible to end their persecution.
• “Journalists Aydın and Demir were unlawfully arrested” 

  The two journalists were jailed on the grounds of their journalistic activities and the phone conversations they had in this scope
• Two journalists for MA and Jin News imprisoned 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations have been intensified in line with Turkey’s military offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria. Journalists are among the targets.
• Journalist Ahmet Altan imprisoned again 

  Only a few days after his release, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was imprisoned again.
• Journalist Kibriye Evren released from prison 

  Journalist Kibriye Evren was freed from Diyarbakır D Type Closed Prison after the court decided to release her today.