Turkish journalist Ferit Tunç quit his advertising job in 2013 to found the newspaper Yön Gazetesi, covering the Kurdish Batman province of Turkey
CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Serbia: “Pro-regime” paper targets Crime and Corruption Reporting Network
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar details an ongoing smear campaign aimed at discrediting investigative journalists and casting doubt on the corruption they uncover
Azeri writer Akram Aylisli releases speech he was due to give at Italian festival
The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli, who has written about massacres of Armenians, was prevented from travelling to an Italian literary festival last week
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
#IndexAwards2016: Hebib Muntezir mobilises social media to share uncensored news about Azerbaijan
Hebib Müntezir is an Azerbaijani blogger and social media manager of the non-profit Meydan TV
Azerbaijan: Persecuted writer Akram Aylisli faces charges of “hooliganism”
Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli discusses his detention at Baku’s airport
27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday
Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Greece: Move to regulate broadcast market draws objection
As the Greek government prepares to open a public consultation on the tender for new broadcast licenses, the country’s private TV owners have escalated their criticisms of the plans for the broadcast market.
Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer released
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.
#IndexAwards2016: Gökhan Biçici launched citizen news agency Dokuz8Haber after Gezi Park protests
Gökhan Biçici is a Turkish reporter and was one of the most active reporters of the 2013 anti-government Gezi Park protests in Istanbul