Turkey: CFWIJ condemns lawsuit against journalist Ayşe Kara for her journalistic activities

Turkey: CFWIJ condemns lawsuit against journalist Ayşe Kara for her journalistic activities

The third hearing of the trial against journalist Rojda Oğuz on charges of being affiliated with an armed terrorist organization and spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization was held in Van today. The court adjourned the next hearing to October 12, 2021.

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Turkey: CFWIJ demands journalist Rojda Oğuz’s acquittal immediately

Turkey: CFWIJ demands journalist Rojda Oğuz’s acquittal immediately

The third hearing of the trial against journalist Rojda Oğuz on charges of being affiliated with an armed terrorist organization and spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization was held in Van today. The court adjourned the next hearing to October 12, 2021.

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Turkey: The Coalition For Women In Journalism calls upon journalism organizations and human rights defenders to stand with Ayşegül Doğan

Turkey: The Coalition For Women In Journalism calls upon journalism organizations and human rights defenders to stand with Ayşegül Doğan

We the undersigned; demand that the charges against Ayşegül Doğan, who is an impartial and fact-based journalist whose only hope is to live in a better, democratic and civilized country to be dropped.

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Northern Cyprus: CFWIJ condemns hate speech against journalist Esra Aygın

Northern Cyprus: CFWIJ condemns hate speech against journalist Esra Aygın

Cypriot journalist and correspondent of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Esra Aygın became the target of online smear campaigns for criticizing the President of Northern Cyprus.

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Turkey: CFWIJ demands authorities to end legal harassment against journalists

Turkey: CFWIJ demands authorities to end legal harassment against journalists

An investigation was launched against Dicle Müftüoğlu, editor of the Mesopotamia Agency (MA), with the allegation of spreading propaganda for an organization of her social media posts.

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Turkey: CFWIJ demands Turkey to end their assault on press freedom

Turkey: CFWIJ demands Turkey to end their assault on press freedom

The second hearing of the case filed against Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, the senior editor of Cumhuriyet Newspaper, and former reporter Alican Uludağ, was held yesterday in İstanbul.

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