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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Nicole Pope: A lack of free media allows Turkish authorities to control the narrative
Today’s Zaman columnist Nicole Pope’s final column was rejected by the new management of the paper.
#IndexAwards2016: Belarus Free Theatre battles censorship and oppression by the Belarusian regime
For over a decade the Belarus Free Theatre have performed underground in Minsk, with audiences subject to raids and arrests
Kaya Genç: On “coup plots”, journalism trials and Turkey’s need for a proper dissensus
The modern crisis in Turkey’s journalistic freedoms began in 2008. Index on Censorship magazine’s Kaya Genc revisits the “coup cases” that ended up turning Turkish journalism into a field of feuds and hostilities
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
Yavuz Baydar: Bid farewell to journalism, and lose Turkey
Yavuz Baydar writes that Erdogan is driving the final nails into the coffin of journalism in Turkey
Zaman: The murder of a newspaper
The seizure of Zaman returns Turkey to the politics of revenge: Is the EU prepared to put expediency above principle?
Writers and artists condemn seizure of Zaman news group
Artists and writers joined Index in condemning Turkish government’s seizure of Zaman newspaper
Turkish court orders seizure of Zaman news group
The seizure of Turkey’s biggest opposition newspaper is the latest move against press freedom in the country.
Index condemns seizure of Zaman
Index on Censorship condemns the seizure by Turkish courts of the newspaper Zaman, one of the country’s highest circulation newspapers.