FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

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• Prison sentence for journalist Hülya Emeç 

  Journalist Hülya Emeç and her source Hafize Tunuç have been issued 6 month-long prison sentences for violating the Turkish Penal Code Article 301 for a news article.
• Two hundred euro for a Kurdish book in jail 

  Jailed journalists exposed psychological torture.
• MA journalist taken into custody 

  Yet another journalist has been taken into custody in Turkey.
• 15-year prison sentence sought for Kurdish journalist 

  Imprisoned journalist Mehmet Dursun is standing trial for his journalistic activities in Van province of Turkey.
• Pressure against JinNews: News director on trial 

  Erdoğan’s judiciary has increased pressure against Jinnews and filed a lawsuit against News Director Safiye Alağaş. Once again, news articles were counted as evidence of criminal activity.
• Police raid the office of JIN News Agency in Amed 

  Police raided the office of Women’s News Agency JIN NEWS in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• Action for jailed journalists in Istanbul 

  An action was held in support of ETHA news agency journalists in prison.
• Journalist Şerife Oruç detained after her release from prison 

  DIHA reporter Şerife Oruç, who was detained again by the gates of the Elazığ Type T Prison following the order for her release, has been referred to the Elazığ Courthouse.
• Journalist Oruç released from prison 

  Dicle News Agency (DIHA) correspondent Şerife Oruç has been released from prison.
• Özgür Gündem hearing postponed to 9 October 

  Lawyer and co-editor Eren Keskin defended that she is being tried as a lawyer and human rights defender for 30 years.
• Three dailies shut down with a statutory decree 

  The AKP-MHP government continues its attacks against the free press in Turkey.
• Action to demand freedom for jailed journalists in Turkey 

  A demonstration in Ulm demanded freedom for journalist Meşale Tolu and other journalists jailed in Turkey.
• Campaign for jailed journalist Demirci in Germany 

  Adil Demirci, a German citizen who writes for ETHA News Agency and has been detained in Turkey three months ago.
• Free Journalists Initiative: 192 journalists still in prison 

  The monthly report by the Free Journalists Initiative confirmed ongoing detention and attacks against free press.
• Judicial processes against journalists in Turkey 

  Journalism is a dangerous profession in Turkey. Tomorrow, Mesopotamia Agency (MA) Correspondent Seda Taşkın will be tried again. On the other hand, an indictment has been filed against DIHA correspondent Gökhan Öner.
• Turkey blocks Twitter account of ANF 

  The fascist AKP-MHP regime continues its attacks against free press.
• Office of news outlet Sendika.org raided 

  Crackdown on dissident media continues in Turkey.
• Zehra Doğan receives Courage in Journalism Award 

  International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Award had been granted to jailed Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan.
• Kurdish journalist detained earlier today, jailed in Şırnak 

  Mezopotamya Agency journalist Berzan Güneş was arrested allegedly on the grounds of social media posts.
• Kurdish journalist detained in Şırnak 

  Mezopotamya News Agency reporter Berzan Güneş has been taken into custody in Şırnak city.
• New hearing in the Özgür Gündem trial 

  The paper was closed by Decree Law.
• Free Journalists Initiative releases monthly report 

  There are currently 192 journalists in Turkish jails.
• Kurdish journalist receives Front Line Defenders Award 

  Kurdish journalist Nurcan Baysal is among the five winners of its 2018 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.
• Journalist Reyhan Çapan arrested in Turkey 

  Reyhan Çapan, an editor of the daily newspaper Özgür Gündem banned in Turkey, has been arrested in Artvin.
• Özgür Gündem publisher Sancılı arrested 

  Kemal Sancılı, publisher of the Özgür Gündem newspaper shut down by AKP-MHP, has been arrested.