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Tag Archives: Journalists
Amnesty: Freedom of Expression in Turkey Deteriorates in 2015
“Countless unfair criminal prosecutions, including under criminal defamation and anti-terrorism laws, targeted political activists, journalists and others critical of public officials or government policy. Ordinary citizens were frequently brought before the courts for social media posts.” That’s the grim portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Internet Freedom, Kurds, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged 299, Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Digiturk, Erdem Gul, Frederike Geerdink, Gulen, Hidayet Karaca, Jake Hanrahan, Journalists, Mohammad Rassol, Philip Pendlebury, pre-trial detention, Tahir Elci, Turkey, VICE News
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Amnesty Calls for Release of Journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
Turkey’s case against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül represents “another deplorable attempt by the authorities to silence dissenting voices in the Turkish press,” Amnesty International said in a public statement today. It called on authorities to release them from … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Military, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Arms, Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Journalists, Syria, Turkey
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Two documentaries worth watching
Looking for something to watch this evening? I’d like to call your attention to two recent documentaries which address Turkish human rights issues. The first, Persona Non Grata, was produced by P24 and addresses the pressures placed on journalists in … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi
Tagged Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Gezi Park, Journalists, MTV, p24, Rebel Music, Turkey
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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Ahmet Yildiz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Censorship, Conscientious Objection, Davut Naz, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Housing Rights, Human Rights, impunity, internet freedom, Journalists, Kurds, LGBTI Rights, Press Freedom, Syrian Refugees, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey, Violence against women, water cannon, Women's rights, Yezidi
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Hrant Dink: Still mourned; still awaiting justice
It has been eight years now since Hrant Dink was shot down on a cold Istanbul street. He is still mourned. He still awaits justice. Dink, an ebullient public intellectual and journalist, was a key figure in Turkey’s dwindling Armenian … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Armenian, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Hrant Dink, Impunity
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, hrant dink, impunity, Journalists
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Journalist Fusun Erdogan and seven others released!
Good news today, as Fusun Erdogan and seven others, including two other journalists were finally released from prison.
Posted in Freedom of Expression, PKK, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Jones, Fusun Erdogan, Journalists, pre-trial detention, Turkey
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The Fusun Erdogan Case: “You just be afraid of us”
Last December, I wrote on the case of Fusun Erdogan, who was sentences to life imprisonment plus 300 years without the possibility of parole. Erdogan was convicted of membership in a terrorist organization in a trial criticized by Reporters without … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Erdogan, Erhan Tuncel, European Federation of Journalists, Freedom of Expression, Fusun Erdogan, Journalists, Reporters Without Borders
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PEN Report on Freedom of Expression after Gezi
Pen International issued a report this week calling attention to escalating restrictions on journalists and writers in Turkey, particularly after the crackdown on the Gezi Protests last June. The excessive use of police force, as well as widespread media censorship … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Gezi Protests, Internet, Journalists, PEN International, police force, Press Freedom, Social Media, Turkey
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Freedom House Special Report: Corruption, Media, and Power in Turkey
In a report issued this week, Freedom House as highlighted once again the worsening human rights situation in Turkey. The report highlights tightening government control of the press in Turkey and urges the AKP government “to recognize that its efforts … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, Freedom House, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Journalists
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Human Rights Watch: Turkey “increasingly autocratic”
Human Rights Watch issued its annual report today. The section on Turkey notes some positive steps, including a reform package, efforts at a peace process with Kurds in Turkey, and the hosting of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hrant Dink, Impunity, Kurds, Minorities, PKK, Press Freedom, Religious Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Fazil Say, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, hrant dink, Human Rights, human rights watch, impunity, Journalists, Justice and Development Party, Kurds, Muharrem Erbey, Press Freedom, Roboski, Taksim, Uludere
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