Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail
5 years, 7 months ago

Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail

NPR  

Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail In Turkey, pressure to control the free press comes in the form of jail time and court proceedings that stretch on and on. DURRIE BOUSCAREN, BYLINE: In 2016, about six months after a failed military coup in Turkey left hundreds dead, an anti-terrorism force nearly broke down Tunca Ogreten's door. BOUSCAREN: This is what happens when journalists get too close to issues of wrongdoing by government figures in Turkey, says Erol Onderoglu, a representative for the Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. BOUSCAREN: Reporters Without Borders recently counted 36 journalists currently behind bars in Turkey.

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Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values
2 years, 11 months ago

Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has ordered that steps be taken against media like TV programs that are deemed contrary to Turkey’s “fundamental values.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a circular posted Saturday on the Official Gazette, said the decision aims to eliminate the harmful effects of television programs with foreign content that have been adapted in Turkey and to …

Turkish journalist jailed before trial for Erdogan insult
2 years, 11 months ago

Turkish journalist jailed before trial for Erdogan insult

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — A well-known Turkish journalist has been jailed pending a trial for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said. Under the insult law, tens of thousands have been prosecuted for targeting Erdogan since he became president in 2014 after more than a decade as prime minister. “Insulting our nation’s elected president with ugly and vulgar expressions is in …

Turkey arrests YouTubers who talk to the public about financial woes
3 years ago

Turkey arrests YouTubers who talk to the public about financial woes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In several pre-dawn Sunday raids …

Concern mounts about possible Turkish law on media funding
3 years, 5 months ago

Concern mounts about possible Turkish law on media funding

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Press freedom groups expressed concern Friday about comments by Turkish officials about possible legislation to regulate foreign funding for media and the dissemination of fake news, saying it could further curtail independent journalism in Turkey. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said foreign media funding merits scrutiny when it comes from countries that “openly express their intentions and efforts …

Myanmar jails two journalists for ‘spreading false news’
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar jails two journalists for ‘spreading false news’

Al Jazeera  

Reporters for Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima sentenced to two- year terms in military crackdown on media. A military court in southern Myeik on Wednesday sentenced Aung Kyaw of the Democratic Voice of Burma and Zaw Zaw, a freelance reporter for Mizzima News, to two years in prison over their reporting of the anti-coup protests that have swept Myanmar …

Journalists' Group Calls for Release of Reporters In Myanmar
3 years, 10 months ago

Journalists' Group Calls for Release of Reporters In Myanmar

News 18  

The Society of Professional Journalists, saying it is “frustrated and fed up with the arrests of reporters doing their jobs, has called on Myanmar to release Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five others detained while covering protests in the Southeast Asian nation. The nation’s oldest journalism organization also called on US law enforcement agencies to drop charges against any …

Turkey has a disturbing history of cracking down on press freedom – now it’s worse than ever
3 years, 10 months ago

Turkey has a disturbing history of cracking down on press freedom – now it’s worse than ever

The Independent  

It is a shocking photograph, capturing the moment when a young Turkish man named Kemal Kurkut was shot dead by security forces at a checkpoint in the eastern city of Diyarbakir on 21 March 2017. - Fotoğrafı çekenin 20 yıl hapsi istendi - Tetiği çeken polise ise beraat verildi.#DemokrasiŞöleni #KemalKurkut pic.twitter.com/X4lkkEkXdk — Bülent Mumay November 17, 2020 The case against …

Turkey tightens grip on freedom of expression with new social media law
4 years, 5 months ago

Turkey tightens grip on freedom of expression with new social media law

The Independent  

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Turkey convicts German newspaper reporter of propaganda work
4 years, 5 months ago

Turkey convicts German newspaper reporter of propaganda work

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — A Turkish court convicted a correspondent for Germany’s Die Welt newspaper Thursday of engaging in propaganda in favor of Kurdish rebels and sentenced him in absentia to more than two years and nine months in prison. However, the court acquitted German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel of charges of sedition and propagandizing for the network of a Turkish cleric whom …

Turkey to free thousands of prisoners due to coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Turkey to free thousands of prisoners due to coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Some 45,000 to be freed until end of May, but politicians, journalists, critics jailed after 2016 coup not included. Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law to allow tens of thousands of prisoners to be released to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country’s overcrowded prisons, but the exclusion of those jailed on “terrorism” charges in the crackdown …

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