Search results for "Turkey"

The bloody consequences of Turkey’s clashes with the Kurds

 In September, two men were abducted, beaten and thrown from a helicopter. One died, the other hospitalised. Journalists reporting the story have been targeted too
2020-11-18

Interview with Özlem Dalkıran of the Istanbul 10: “It was a clear message to civil society in Turkey: Stop”
2020-07-17

Charge, attack, restrict: The main ways Turkey silenced journalists in 2019

 The three most frequently used means of targeting journalists in Turkey in 2019, according to new analysis by our Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom project
2020-01-15

Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom: Policy recommendations for Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine

 Governments and the EU must take a stronger stand for media freedom, a new Index report on media freedom in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine argues
2019-12-02

Turkey: Press freedom violations October 2019

 There were 10 incidents in Turkey in October 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-11-28

Turkey: Press freedom violations September 2019

 There were 9 incidents in Turkey in September 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-10-21

Turkey urged to halt its assault on media freedom and civil society

 Thirteen international organisations have submitted a statement to UN Human Rights Council calling on Turkey to halt is crackdown on the media.
2019-09-18

Turkey: Press freedom violations August 2019

 There were 18 incidents in Turkey in August 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-09-17

UN should address Turkey’s crackdown against journalists

 Eighteen international organisations have written to the UN Human Rights Council to ask that it address the Turkish government’s repressive campaign against freedom of expression
2019-09-03

Cases against Academics for Peace have become emblematic of the attacks on freedom of expression in Turkey

 On 26 July 2019, Turkey’s highest court brought new hope to Turkish academics when it ruled that ten educators who had signed the petition “We will not be a Party to This Crime!” (Bu Suça Ortak Olmayacağız) had been tried unfairly and in violation of their rights. 
2019-08-28

Turkey: Press freedom violations July 2019

 There were 29 incidents in Turkey in July 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-08-21

Blocking ruling “another reminder of just how far from being a democracy Turkey really is”

 Index on Censorship strongly condemns a decision by a Turkish court to block the independent news outlet Bianet and over a hundred other sites, accounts and videos.  The organisation calls for the order to be reversed.
2019-08-07