Media freedom NGOs and unions, reject the blatant erosion of media freedom in Turkey.
President Erdogan: Free Cumhuriyet’s editors and all other detained journalists
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CATEGORY: Statements
Turkey: Index condemns killing of lawyer during press conference
Index on Censorship condemns the killing of Turkish human rights lawyer Tahir Elci, who was shot during a press conference on Saturday.
Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer spends second birthday in prison
Index on Censorship calls on Azerbaijan to release human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev
Joint statement on death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh
Index on Censorship condemns the decision by Saudi authorities to sentence Ashraf Fayadh to death on charges of apostasy
NGOs condemn imprisonment and nationality revocation of photographer
Award-winning photographer Sayed Ahmed al-Mousawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and had his nationality revoked, along with 12 others, after covering a series of demonstrations in early 2014.
Free expression groups call on Turkey to release Mohammed Ismael Rasool
Free expression organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammed Ismael Rasool, a fixer for VICE News.
Syria: No word on Bassel Khartabil’s whereabouts
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Turkey: Increased pressure on journalists jeopardises public interest
Escalating pressure on media has significantly impacted journalists’ ability to report on matters of public interest
Fighting to speak freely: balancing privacy and free expression in the information age
In a keynote speech at the Internet Librarian International conference, Jodie Ginsberg explored the rights to privacy, security – the right to life – and freedom of expression in an information age
Coalition calls on Turkey to protect press freedom
Representatives of groups dedicated to press freedom and free expression find that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has severely escalated in the period between parliamentary elections held June 7 and the upcoming elections.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression