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Back to homepageDay of the Imprisoned Writer: Turkish writers behind bars 0
Sadly Turkey once again rises to the ‘top of the heap’ when it comes to international protests and campaigns. Holding almost 300,000 of its citizens behind bars
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Turkish authorities blocked some 55,000 websites in 2018
Istanbul-based Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) released the English version of its “Assessment Report on Blocked Websites, News Articles and Social Media Content From Turkey”
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Demolition of monument to humanity violated rights of sculptor
The Constitutional Court ruled that the demolition of the “Monument to Humanity” in Kars violated the right to freedom of expression of its author
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TURKEY: “HARROWING” REPRESSION OF KURDISH CULTURE & LANGUAGE
This 21 February 2018 – On Mother Language Day, PEN International “wishes to highlight the sustained repression of Kurdish culture and language in Turkey
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May 3. World Press Freedom Day hosted in Jakarta
This year, World Press Freedom Day will be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia from the 1st to 4 May. The theme: Critical Minds for Critical Times
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Aslı Erdogan, WRITER TO BE TRIED AS “TERRORIST”
Aslı Erdoğan… as of November 25th held for 98 days (along with 70 year old linguist, Necmiye Alpay, held now for 86 days) in Istanbul’s Bakırköy women’s prison in Istanbul
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Ozgur Gundem closed, journalists detained
Twenty-four journalists were detained with charges of resisting arrest in the raid on the newspaper building following the court decision to close down Özgür Gündem
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