What truly scares Europe in terms a massive influx of “others” who can neither be assimilated nor accommodated is not sufficiently evaluated in Turkey.
Doğu Ergil: Turkey, the humanitarian crisis and erratic responses
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Syria: Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on fourth anniversary of detention
Syria’s authorities should reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and free speech activist, and release him immediately
Yaşar Yakış: Turkey’s bargain with the EU
An important step has been taken in Turkey’s painful negotiations with the EU. The country has submitted several proposals to the Turkey-EU summit
19 March: Where is Bassel Khartabil?
Join Index on Censorship in a day of solidarity, awareness and support for Palestinian-Syrian open access activist Bassel Khartabil
Guest talk on fight for press freedom
Journalism students were treated to a talk this week by Index on Censorship, a magazine and website which campaigns for freedom of expression across the globe. Read in full at JMU Journalism.
Letter: EU must not ignore collapse of media freedom in Turkey
Index and international press freedom organisations issued a joint letter ahead of the upcoming meeting between EU leaders and Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of Turkey, to express concern over the collapse of media freedom in Turkey.
Suat Kınıklıoğlu: Europa Europa
Turks who are putting up a brave fight confronting the authoritarianism in this country every day are simply aghast at the show put on in Brussels.
İhsan Yılmaz: No more genuine elections in Turkey
This column was originally submitted to Today’s Zaman, but was rejected by the new management. Ihsan Yilmaz was a columnist for Today’s Zaman.
Speak out on Turkey: As Index petition passes the 2,600 mark, crackdown on press freedom continues
Over a week and 2,611 signatures later, our work denouncing the Turkish authorities for the takeover Zaman
17 March: NUS must revise safe space and no platform policies
Join a group of concerned organisations to let the National Union of Students (NUS) and its affiliated Student Unions know that they must revise their policies.
#IndexAwards2016: Marking International Women’s Day
From a journalist who trains women to tell the story of Syria’s civil war and a comedian who uses her routines to campaign for women’s rights in Indonesia
Writers and artists condemn seizure of Zaman news group
Artists and writers joined Index in condemning Turkish government’s seizure of Zaman newspaper