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• Demonstration in front of Eutelsat continues 

  The satellite company Eutelsat that shut down Kurdish televisions is protested in Paris.
• Kurds start three-day protest demo in front of the Eutelsat building 

  Kurds protest Eutelsat’s closure of Med Nuçe TV and Newroz TV with a demonstration in front of the Eutelsat building in Paris. The protest will take place between 11:00 and 15:00 over the next three days.
• DIHA reporter battered and detained during house raid in Muş 

  DIHA reporter for Muş, İdris Sayılgan, was detained during a house raid by special operations police.
• Closure of Kurdish TV channels protested across Europe 

  Eutelsat’s closure of Med Nuçe TV on October 3 and and Hotbird’s closure of Newroz TV on October 11 were protested across Europe.
• International reaction against EUTELSAT-AKP fascism 

  IFJ-EFJ condemned the closure of Kurdish TV networks through the joint fascism of EUTELSAT and the Turkish state.
• Çetin: Norway rejected RTÜK's request but EUTELSAT accepted it 

  At a European Council conference, Ferda Çetins stated that Turkey has launched a comprehensive attack on Kurdish TV channels. Çetin said that Norway rejected RTÜK’s request to close down Med Nuçe but EUTELSAT accepted it without a hesitation.
• Med Nûçe TV officials discuss press freedom in the Council of Europe 

  Officials from Med Nûçe TV, which was closed recently due to AKP pressure, gave a presentation in the conference held in the Council of Europe titled “Press Freedom in Turkey”.
• Eutelsat stops the broadcast of Newroz TV as well 

  French satellite company Eutelsat has stopped the broadcast of Newroz TV which covers issues from East Kurdistan and Iran.
• Eutelsat to stop Newroz TV's broadcast today 

  French satellite company Eutelsat will stop the broadcast of Newroz TV today.
• Workers of closed television networks start 3-day sit-in in Amed 

  Workers of the television networks closed through Statutory Decree started a 3-day sit-in protest in Amed to raise awareness for the pressure on them.
• Newroz TV: Eutelsat's decision a part of the AKP policies 

  Newroz TV editor Zeynep Murat condemned Eutelsat’s decision to stop the broadcast of theTV channel which focuses on East Kurdistan and Iran, and said that they would not stop pursuing the truth.
• Eutelsat to also stop Newroz TV's broadcast 

  Eutelsat is reported to stop the broadcast of Newroz TV, covering issues from East Kurdistan and Iran, on Monday.
• Journalists in Kirkuk protest AKP's crackdown on media 

  Journalists in Kirkuk protested Turkey's AKP government that has recently shut down over 20 TV and radio stations, describing the crackdown as 'dictatorship'.
• European journalists meet with the CoE Secretary General on Turkey 

  Representatives of journalists associations in Europe have shared their concerns over Turkey's crackdown on media with the Council of Europe Secretary General.
• MED Nûçe employees protest Eutelsat in Paris 

  MED Nûçe employees protested Eutelsat in French capital Paris with the support of representatives from various parties and organisations.
• Call for solidarity against the AKP from French journalists' conference 

  A committee from Kurdistan that attended the conference held by France Journalists' Union called for solidarity against the AKP’s coupist practices.
• ÖGC: September has been a 'coup month' for the press in Turkey 

  ÖGC prepared a report on the pressure faced by journalists during the month of September.
• 'Med Nûçe' meeting in the European Parliament 

  French group Eutelsat stopping the broadcast of Med Nûçe was condemned during a conference held in the European Parliament.
• Eutelsat: We operate in Turkey, we have to cooperate 

  The General Director of Eutelsat, which stopped Med Nûçe’s broadcast on AKP regime's demand, admitted that they made this decision because they provide satellite broadcast service for several networks in Turkey.
• İHD, KESK, DİSK and Roboski families react to Med Nuçe's closure 

  Labour and human rights NGOs in Turkey gave messages of solidarity with Med Nuçe TV. İHD, DİSK, KESK and Roboski Association chairs protested Eutelsat’s decision and called for action.
• Footage reveals police dragging an Özgür Radio employee by her hair 

  Footage has emerged of policemen dragging an Özgür Radio employee by her hair on the ground during the raid and following detention earlier today.
• Office of İMC TV also sealed 

  Office of the main opposition channel İMC TV has been sealed after a raid by police forces.
• 16 detained during police raid on Özgür Radio office in Istanbul 

  Police took 16 people into custody during the raid on the office of the recently closed Özgür Radio station in Istanbul's Kadıköy district.
• Police raid Özgür Radio and detain the employees 

  Police forces raided the office of Özgür Radio and detained the employees.
• RTÜK: Media institutions closed for posing a threat to National Security 

  The notice sent by RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council) regarding the closed radio and television networks includes the phrase “closed for posing a threat to National Security”.