Turkey: “An attack on women journalists is an attack on freedom”

17 Dec 14 | Magazine, News and features, Volume 43.04 Winter 2014

“An attack on women journalists is an attack on freedom,” says novelist Kaya Genç, in a short video interview ahead of the publication of his article on the intimidation of women journalists in Turkey in the latest Index on Censorship magazine.

Genç’s comments come as the country has been gripped by a crackdown on opposition and members of the media.

Genç, a Turkish novelist based in Istanbul, is a contributing editor to Index on Censorship magazine.

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This article was posted on 17 Dec 2014 at indexoncensorship.org

Belarus continues crackdown on opposition

10 Aug 10 | Index Index, minipost, News and features

The Belarusian government has continued with its crackdown on opposition groups by arresting Mikhas Bashura on charges of forgery. Bashura, who denies the charges, is an outspoken member of the Tell the Truth campaign. In May 2010 three of his campaign colleagues were arrested. Two months later his car was searched and campaign documents containing the signatures of 20,000 people were seized. The arrest is the latest in a series of actions against opposition campaigners.

Philippines: editors receive death threats

28 Aug 09 | Index Index, minipost

Stella Estremera, editor-in-chief and Virginia Agtay, news editor of the Sun Star Davao have both received death threats in the Philippines. The threats which came in the form of text messages warned that “a single bullet would be enough for you two” unless they ceased their “biased” reporting in favour of the city government. Read more here