FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• New hearing today in Özgür Gündem main trial 

  The hearing of the main trial against Özgür Gündem will be held today in Istanbul.
• OGI: 154 journalists are imprisoned 

  OGI announced the tally of oppression against journalists for the last 6 months, stating that 154 journalists are imprisoned.
• Journalists on trial 

  The hearing of the main trial against Ozgur Gundem will be held on 3 July in Istanbul.
• Özgürlükçü Demokrasi journalists sentenced for news they wrote 

  The fifth hearing of the trial against five employees of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi paper has been held at the 23rd Heavy Penal Court. 
• Prosecutor asks for 15 years in prison for Journalist Canozer 

  The prosecutor asked for 15 years in prison in the hearing for the case against Journalist Beritan Canozer.
• UN Special Rapporteur: Turkey's problem with press freedom 

  On 24 June 2019, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) began its 41st Session in Geneva.
• Free Press in North and East Syria held seminar in Qamishlo 

  The workshop was attended by the representatives of the press and academics in the region.
• Turkey among Europe's most flagrant offenders of media freedom 

  Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Russia look likely to be among Europe’s most flagrant offenders of media freedom again in 2019.
• ETHA News Agency journalists freed but cannot travel abroad 

  Etkin News Agency employees were released after remaining in custody for 4 days. They were banned from going abroad. 
• Mesopotamia Women Journalists: Free press won't be silenced 

  The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform underlined that nine journalists had been detained in three days and added: “Turkey is the country with the highest number of journalists in prison around the world. However, this won’t silence free press.” 
• 7 detained in operation against ETHA news agency 

  Yet another attack against free press in Turkey.
• Offices of ETHA News Agency raided 

  Seven people taken into custody after Istanbul Police Department raided the office of Etkin News Agency (ETHA) on Saturday.
• Private Koçpınar: The commander met with Ogün Samast 

  Private Recep Koçpınar gave a deposition in the hearing as a witness and said he saw Sergeant Satılmış Sahin speaking with Ogün Samast.
• Investigation against Kurdish journalist killed in Cizre in 2016 

  Rohat Aktaş, the editor-in-chief of Azadiya Welat newspaper, who was murdered in Cizre, was investigated together with 26 other journalists.
• Turkey closed down Nûçe Ciwan Agency for the 34th time 

  Nûçe Ciwan Agency has been closed down once again by Turkish authorities. 
• Nûçe Ciwan agency closed once again in Turkey and Bakur Kurdistan 

  The Turkish regime's attacks and aggression against the Kurdish media continue.
• Case against two Irish journalists dropped 

  Two investigative journalists have accused the North of Ireland police of “malicious intent” after the bogus case against them in relation to a documentary on collusion was dropped.
• Internet freedom declined in Turkey under Erdoğan 

  Internet freedom, said the Freedom House report, “declined in Turkey under the authoritarian tenure of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• Prosecutor objects to journalist Taskin’s acquittal 

  The prosecutor objected to the acquittal of MA reporter Seda Taskin.
• May Report on violations against journalists 

  The Free Journalists Initiative has released its May Report. According to the report, 6 journalists were detained in May, 2 journalists were arrested.
• Journalist Nurcan Baysal released 

  Journalist Nurcan Baysal has been released.
• Journalist Nurcan Baysal taken into custody 

  Journalist Nurcan Baysal was detained on charges of "membership of an illegal organisation".
• Ciwan News Agency closed for the 22nd times in Turkey and Bakur 

  The Ciwan News Agency is subjected to censorship by the occupying Turkish state.
• New hearing for journalist Ataman tomorrow 

  A new hearing of the trial against journalist Ziya Ataman will be held tomorrow. It remains to be seen whether the journalist could attend it as he was one of the journalists on hunger strike.
• Wikipedia takes Turkey’s ban to the ECHR 

  Wikipedia appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Turkey banning access to the online encyclopedia two years ago.