Europe and Central Asia Archives - Page 81 of 596

Silencing the Kurds: Shuttered media and cultural institutions

by Vecdi Erbay | 13 Apr 2017

Turkey’s Kurdish media and cultural institutions have been closed as the peace process with the country’s Kurds has disintegrated.

Erdogan’s crackdown on freedom of expression follows a familiar pattern.

by Ryan McChrystal | 12 Apr 2017

KRIK is a new independent investigative website which is intent on exposing organised crime and extortion in Serbia

Join us for a discussion to analyse the result of the referendum on Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies and freedom of expression in particular.

Bejin Na/Say No was recently banned in the Şırnak province for inciting “inciting the public hate” and unrest

by Andrey Kalikh | 5 Apr 2017

A popular Russia vlogger and comedian is facing condemnation and possible charges for a satirical video.

by Ryan McChrystal | 4 Apr 2017

Established in 2015, Turkey Blocks is an independent digital research organisation that monitors internet access restrictions in Turkey

by Baris Altintas | 4 Apr 2017

Nur Ener is one of over 150 journalists in prison in Turkey. She was arrested for using an obscure app after publishing critical interview.

by Meltem Arikan | 3 Apr 2017

While touring Wales recently with my new play Enough Is Enough, I thought about what I experienced with my earlier work in Turkey. But which Turkey?

by Daniel Gascon | 3 Apr 2017

Cassandra Vera has been sentenced to one year in prison for thirteen jokes about the murder of the Francoist leader Carrero Blanco in 1973.