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• AEJ issued press cards for jailed journalist in Turkey 

  The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) issued press cards for jailed journalists in Turkey, ahead of the EU-Turkey summit in the Bulgarian city of Varna.
• Turkey prepares to block VPN traffic 

  The Turkish government is preparing to block VPN traffic within to country, an official from Information and Communication Technologies Authority said.
• CPJ sends an open letter to EU over press freedom in Turkey 

  Committee to Protect Journalists sent an open letter to Donald Tusk, president of the European Council and Jean-Claude Junker, president of the European Commission and called on both to raise press freedom with Turkey.
• Kurdish journalist detained in Diyarbakir 

  Turkish police detained Mezopotamian Agency reporter Esra Solin Dal in Diyarbakir.
• Cyber attack on Rojava’s ANHA news agency 

  There is no access to the website of the Rojava-based Hawar News Agency, ANHA.
• Turkey blocks access to twenty VPNs and ProtonMail 

  Turkish government banned access to twenty different virtual private networks and Protonmail.
• Two journalists sentenced to three years each 

  Two journalists have received three-year prison sentence each in the southern province of Adana.
• Turkish police raid journalist Yasar's home in Istanbul 

  Journalist Zozan Yaşar’s home in Istanbul has been raided by the police.
• Jinnews reporter Süren detained in Amed 

  Jinnews reporter Durket Süren has been taken into custody in Amed on Thursday.
• Turkey sentences journalist to eight years in prison 

  A Turkish court sentenced journalist Muhammet Dogru to eight years and six months in prison on Monday.
• Reporter for ETHA detained in Istanbul 

  ETHA reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar was detained in Istanbul.
• Jinnews website blocked for the fifth time in one week 

  Women’s News Agency’s (JinNews) website was blocked by Turkey for the fifth time in one week.
• Journalist detained in Van for reporting about Afrin 

  Turkish state’s crackdown on journalists and opposition in connection with the invasion operation against Afrin continues.
• Turkey blocks Jinnews website second time in two days 

  Turkish authorities blocked Jinnews website for the second time in two days.
• RSF condemns “patriotic coverage” of Afrin operation in Turkey 

  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned censorship on the media over Turkish military invasion in Afrin.
• Journalist Seda Taşkın jailed in Ankara 

  Seda Taşkın, a reporter for Mezopotamya News Agency, has been imprisoned in Ankara.
• Dozens detained for criticizing attack on Afrin 

  Turkey detained dozens of activists across the country for criticizing attack on Afrin.
• Journalist who wrote about civilian casualties in Afrin arrested 

  A Kurdish journalist who wrote “civilians are being killed in Afrin” in social media was arrested and sent to prison.
• Journalist Baysal detained for her social media posts 

  Turkish police raided journalist Nurcan Baysal’s apartment and detained her for her social media posts on Monday.
• Journalist Suat Karagoz detained in Van 

  Turkish police detained journalist Suat Karagoz in Van on Saturday.
• ECHR fines Turkey for closing Evrensel newspaper 

  European Court of Human Rights fined Turkey 5,000 euros for closing Evrensel newspaper in 2001. 
• Journalist Ozlu detained in Mersin 

  The director of Radio Ses, Semra Ozlu, was detained by Turkish police on Wednesday. 
• 122 journalists behind bars in Turkey 

  According to the Bia Media Observation Report prepared by RSF Turkey representative Erol Önderoğlu, 122 media workers are behind bars in Turkey as of 1 January 2018.
• Turkey sentences journalists to prison for solidarity action 

  A Turkish court sentenced five journalists to nine years and nine months in prison for their solidarity action with Ozgur Gundem newspaper.
• Rojnews Twitter account banned in Turkey 

  After the ANF articles about the MIT administrators and articles on the Paris Massacre were published on RojNews, the agency’s Twitter accounts in Turkish and Kurdish have been restricted in Turkey.