Turkey: CFWIJ demands journalist Melis Alphan's immediate acquittal
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Journalist Melis Alphan was charged with spreading terrorist propaganda for the photo she shared on social media during the Newroz.
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Turkey: CFWIJ demands Turkey to end their assault on press freedom
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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.
Read MoreLebanon: CFWIJ demands authorities to dismiss the libel case filed against journalist Diana Moukalled
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Veteran journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Daraj, Diana Moukalled, will appear in court on January 14 for her alleged defamation of a person named ‘Rahhal’.
Read MoreChina: CFWIJ is deeply concerned over the court decision against former journalists He Qiang and Zou Sicong
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The former journalists face a civil fine for a 2018 article written anonymously by He and published by Zou.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ condemns the court verdict against journalist Ayten Akgün, and demands her immediate acquittal
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Journalist Ayten Akgün was sentenced to 11 months in prison on charges of insulting the President.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ condemns the new investigation launched against Deutsche Welle reporter Pelin Ünker
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An investigation was launched against Deutsche Welle (DW) reporter Pelin Ünker and DW manager Peter Limbourg over coverage aired in September.
Read MoreTurkey: Oda TV News Editor Müyesser Yıldız’s trial postponed to February, CFWIJ demands the journalist’s acquittal
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Oda TV News Editor Müyesser Yıldız and TELE1 Ankara Representative İsmail Dukel stood trial today at Ankara 26th High Criminal Court.
Read MoreRussia: Journalist Natalia Zubkova is the first target of new libel law
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The first journalist to suffer from the new defamation bill, introduced by the State Duma deputy, is Editor-in-chief of Novosti Kiselevsk, Natalia Zubkova.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ welcomes judicial dismissal of compensation demanded from journalists Pelin Ünker
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The seventh hearing of the case against journalist Pelin Ünker was held on December 22, 2020 in İstanbul 21st Civil Court of First Instance.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ demands an immediate acquittal of journalists Semiha Sahin and Pinar Gayıp
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The eleventh hearing of the trial against Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Semiha Şahin and reporter Pınar Gayıp was held.
Read MoreBelarus: CFWIJ condemns the accusations of tax evasion against Belarussian media professional Yulia Slutskaya
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Yulia Slutskaya, the founder of Press Club Belarus, was arrested on tax evasion charges.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ demands the immediate withdrawal of the case against Cumhuriyet Newspaper correspondents
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The first hearing of the trial against Cumhuriyet newspaper reporter Hazal Ocak, editor Olcay Büyüktaş, editor-in-chief İpek Özbey and photojournalist Vedat Arık, was held.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ demands the acquittal of Derya Okatan and the five other journalists in the Redhack trial
/The 10th hearing of the case in which six journalists, including Derya Okatan, were tried at Istanbul 29th High Criminal Court.
Read MoreTurkey: CFWIJ condemns the trial against journalist Nurcan Yalçın and demands her acquittal
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The first hearing of the case against journalist Nurcan Yalçın was held at the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court.
Read MoreEstonia: Two years, no verdict — the trial against Eesti Rahvusringhääling and journalist Anna Pihl continues
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Nearly two years have passed since the beginning of the trial against Estonian newsroom Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) and two of its journalists, including Anna Pihl.
Read MoreTurkey: 18th hearing of the trial against former Özgür Gündem editor, Reyhan Çapan, was postponed
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18th hearing of the trial against former Özgür Gündem editor, Reyhan Çapan, and her colleagues was postponed.
Read MoreTurkey: Haberturk columnist Nagehan Alçı’s trial postponed to next year
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The first hearing of the case against Habertürk columnist, Nagehan Alçı, was held in Istanbul.
Read MoreTurkey: Mesopotamia Agency editor Dicle Müftüoğlu sentenced to prison in his first trial
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Journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu was sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization at the first hearing of her trial.
Read MorePoland: Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Angelika Pitoń faces two criminal charges for covering the Women's March
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On November 17, 2020, two criminal charges were filed against Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Angelika Pitoń.
Read MoreSyria: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham finally disclosed the location and fate of journalist Nour Al-Shalo.
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Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham allowed the Aleppo Media Coalition to interview Nour Al-Shalo.
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