Turkish government issued warrants for the detention of 47 journalists in the post-coup crackdown. Earlier this week, another warrants was issued against 42 other journalists, of whom 16 have been detained. The detention of journalists and wide-scale purges of officials have raised concerns about a possible witch hunt by the government in the wake of […]
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Amnesty International starts a petition against Turkey’s post-coup crackdown on the political dissent. Petition Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/turkey-rights-hard-won-cannot-be-taken-away/ “There are well-founded fears for people’s rights and freedoms in Turkey, as a crackdown of exceptional proportions continues following the failed coup attempt on 15 July 2016. At a time of great fear and uncertainty the government must not
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the purge against Turkey’s news media, which continues to assume increasingly alarming proportions ten days after an abortive coup d’état. At dawn today, the anti-terrorism police added 47 new names to the already long list of wanted journalists The new wanted notices were issued on the basis of arrest warrants
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Turkey’s government has decided to close down dozens of media outlets, including 45 newspapers and 16 television stations in the wake of a failed military coup, the country’s state-run news agency reported Wednesday. Turkish media reported that 130 media organizations had been shuttered in a widening crackdown by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. The list also included
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Hanım Büşra Erdal, who was a court reporter for the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government in March, was detained in her hometown of Manisa due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup attempt, in the aftermath of which the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) crackdown on
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Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people, drawing fire from the European Union. The arrests or suspensions of soldiers, police, judges and civil servants in response to the July 15-16 putsch have raised concerns among rights
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