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• Intellectuals and journalists call on everyone to stand up with arrested Kurdish journalists  

  A number of intellectuals, journalists and activists reacted to the detention of Kurdish journalists and called on everyone to take a stand against the AKP-MHP government.
• Journalists from prison: "We cannot be silenced" 

  Journalists detained during the political police operation earlier this week said: "The tradition of the free press cannot be silenced by these illegal practices."
• Detention period of 20 journalists in Amed extended for two days 

  The Turkish regime has tightened its repression against the Kurdish and free press in the country.
• Police confiscate dozens of digital materials during operation against Kurdish journalists 

  Turkish police confiscated dozens of computers, hard drives and cameras during the operation against Kurdish media workers in Amed (Diyarbakir) on June 8.
• Journalists detained in Amed held in solitary cells 

  The journalists detained in Turkey on Wednesday are being held in solitary cells by the anti-terror police in Amed. It is still unclear what they are accused of. The file is classified as secret.
• Journalists at JinNews: We will not be intimidated 

  After the arrests of several journalists and the raids of the news agency JinNews, media workers are determined not to be intimidated.
• EFJ and international groups call on Turkey’s parliament to reject the “disinformation” bill 

  23 organizations call on all Turkey’s parliamentarians who believe in the parliamentary process and the free flow of ideas and information as central to a democratic society, to vote down this bill.
• HDP: Government targets Kurdish journalists to obscure its crimes 

  HDP Co-Deputy Chair Tayip Temel said that the government targets Kurdish journalists to silence the society and to conceal its crimes. Temel called for solidarity with the Kurdish press.
• Police take at least 16 journalists into custody in Amed - UPDATE 

  At least 16 journalists were arrested during a police operation in Amed.
• Dicle Fırat Journalists Association co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu released under judicial control 

  Dicle Fırat Journalists Association co-chair and editor of Mesopotamia Agency, Dicle Müftüoğlu, has been released.
• Dicle Fırat Journalists Association says 11 journalists detained in May 

  Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) reported that 11 journalists were detained and 11 others were harassed in May.
• 4-day detention order for DFG co-chair and Mesopotamia Agency editor Dicle Müftüoğlu 

  A 4-day detention order was issued for DFG co-chair and Mesopotamia Agency editor Dicle Müftüoğlu. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demanded her release.
• Police arrest co-chair of Dicle Fırat Journalists Association  

  Dicle Müftüoğlu, co-chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and editor of Mesopotamia Agency (MA), was taken into custody this morning.
• Press organizations say government's "Disinformation Law" will lead to heavy censorship 

  Press organizations in Turkey issued a joint statement regarding the government's "Disinformation Law."
• Petition for journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič  

  Friends of the journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič who have been imprisoned in Iraq have launched a petition to put pressure on the German government to work immediately for the release of the two journalists.
• Matej Kavčič receives consular assistance from Germany 

  Slovenian journalist Matej Kavčič, who was arrested together with Marlene Förster in northern Iraq two weeks ago, is receiving consular assistance from Germany, according to the Federal Foreign Office, in response to a question from MP Gökay Akbulut.
• RSF condemns arrest of Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič in Shengal 

  After the arrest of the German journalist Marlene Förster and her Slovenian colleague Matej Kavčič in Iraq, Reporters Without Borders called on the Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to intervene.
• Activists in Finland pay tribute to PJAK press workers who fell as martyrs in 2008 

  A commemoration event was held for the PJAK press workers who fell as martyrs in a bombardment carried out by the Turkish state in 2008.
• Journalist Oynaş not released because she "shows no remorse," prison authorities say 

  Journalist Dilan Oynaş, served her whole sentence, but she is not being released on the grounds that she is not showing "remorse".
• Committee to Protect Journalists says Iraqi authorities must release journalist Matej Kavčič  

  Iraqi authorities must immediately release journalist Matej Kavčič and ensure the foreign press can cover the country freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a statement.
• German MP asks parliament about Marlene F. and Matej K. arrested by Iraqi military in Shengal 

  A week ago, Marlene F. and Matej K. were abducted from Shengal by the Iraqi military. The German embassy apparently knows nothing about their whereabouts and condition, and MP Gökay Akbulut is demanding clarification.
• MKGP marks the Kurdish Journalists' Day 

  MKGP declared in honor of Kurdish Journalists' Day that "We have words to speak out, and courage to show."
• HDP: Kurdish press continues to play a crucial role 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) celebrated the ‘Kurdish Journalism Day’ saying that, “The Kurdish press continues to play a crucial role in enlightening the society and being the voice of the public.”
• Court of appeal upholds sentence for journalists in Özgür Gündem trial 

  Turkish court of appeal has approved a sentence of 20 years and 10 months in prison for the journalists of Özgür Gündem newspaper.
• HDP press employee sentenced to 10 years in prison 

  Press employee of the HDP Amed Provincial Organization, Vedat Dağ, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.