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• Boltan: Journalists Bilgin and Dastan were deliberately targeted 

  Basin-Is Amed representative Boltan said that journalists Bilgin and Dastan were deliberately killed, and added that those responsible must be brought to justice.
• Police take Yeni Yaşam newspaper worker into custody in Batman 

  Yeni Yaşam newspaper worker Veysi Akören was taken into custody in Batman.
• DFG, MKG and human rights advocates call for the release of imprisoned journalists 

  DFG, MKG and human rights advocates called for the release of 9 people, including 7 journalists, who were imprisoned in Istanbul for protesting the killing of colleagues Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin in Rojava.
• Mahmut Oral: Journalists Daştan and Bilgin were deliberately targeted 

  Mahmut Oral from the Turkish Journalists Union said that Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin were deliberately targeted. He criticized Turkey for trying to legitimize their murder by criminalizing the journalists through its official statements.
• Ferhat Koçak: Turkish state commits crimes in Rojava 

  Berlin State Parliament member Ferhat Koçak condemned the killings of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, and said that Turkey is committing crimes in Rojava.
• Journalist Sağlam: Our pen is stronger than any arrest and threat! 

  Journalist Mahsun Sağlam, who was detained at a protest about the murder of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, said: “Our pen is stronger than any arrest and threat."
• CPJ urges Turkey to release the jailed journalists and allow the media to report freely 

  Seven critical journalists have recently been imprisoned in Istanbul for protesting against the killing of their colleagues Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin in a targeted Turkish drone attack in northern Syria. The CPJ calls for their immediate release.
• DAANES calls for international protection of journalists from the brutality of the Turkish state 

  DAANES calls on the UN and the international community to take serious steps to ensure the protection of journalists from the brutality of the Turkish state.
• IFJ President Dominique Pradalié: Turkish army targets journalists like the mafia 

  Stating that the killing of Kurdish journalists constitutes a war crime, IFJ President said: “The Turkish army is targeting journalists in the same way as the mafia in Mexico. Turkey is targeting journalists for the same purpose as Israel."
• DFG protests the arrest of 7 journalists  

  Protesting the arrest of 7 journalists in Istanbul, DFG said: “We will not bow down, we will continue to defend journalism everywhere.”
• 7 journalists and 2 politicians remanded in custody in Istanbul 

  7 journalists and 2 politicians were remanded in custody in Istanbul. They attended the press conference held for Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, murdered in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• ‘Attacks on journalists are acts of terrorism perpetrated by dictators to cover up the truth’ 

  Chatr Production Company calls on the international community not to remain silent on the murder of journalists by the occupying Turkish state and put limits on these actions of the fascist Turkish state
• YPJ: Those who fear truth and reality consistently target journalists with brutal violence 

  The Media Center of the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) released a statement strongly condemning the treacherous attack carried out by the Turkish occupation forces against journalists Cihan Bilgin and Nazim Daştan:
• Women journalists from South Kurdistan: No power will be able to silence the Free Press! 

  Protesting the murder of Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, women journalists from South Kurdistan said: “The Turkish state is afraid of the Free Press. No power will be able to silence the free press.”
• Investigation against T24 and journalist Avşar for writing about killing of Daştan and Bilgin 

  A criminal investigation has been launched following the publication of an article titled "Journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin Killed in Syria" on T24 and a social media post by journalist Seyhan Avşar.
• Journalist Acar: Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgen were deliberately targeted  

  Emrullah Acar said that journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgen were deliberately targeted and killed, and underlined that they will honor the legacy of their fallen colleagues.
• Fourteen bar associations issue joint statement about killing of journalists Bilgin and Daştan 

  Fourteen bar associations issued a joint statement about the killing of journalists Cihan Bilgin and Nazım Daştan, calling for the protection of civilians' right to life.
• 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."