Defendants: Hayko Bağdat Media Outlet and Position: Özgürüz – Columnist Accusations: Spreading consecutive terrorist propaganda via the press Possible sentence: from 1 year 10 months 15 days to 13 years 1 month 15 days Court: İstanbul 28. High Criminal Court Case Background:  Hayko Bağdat, a columnist for Özgürüz news site, faces prosecution on the charges of “spreading consecutive terrorist propaganda […]

Defendants: Hayko Bağdat Media Outlet and Position: Özgürüz – Columnist Accusations: Insulting the president Possible sentence: from 2 years 5 months 15 days to 10 years 2 months Court: İstanbul 51. Criminal Court See Case Background here.

Defendants: Ragıp Zarakolu, +205 others Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet – Reporters, Editors Accusations: Aiding and abetting a terrorist organization Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 3. High Criminal Court Case background here.

Media outlet: – Accusations: Spreading terrorist propaganda

Defendants: 46 journalists and media workers from different Kurdish media outlets Media Outlets: Dicle Haber Ajansı (DİHA), Özgür Gündem, Azadiya Welat, Demokratik Modernite, Fırat Distribution Company and others Accusations: Terrorist propaganda   Case Background:  In March 2011, 32 journalists and media workers were arrested, put in pretrial detention following a string of police operations against Kurdish media outlets such as Dicle […]

Media outlet: – Accusations: Insulting a public official due to his or her duty, resisting police officers to prevent them from performing their duty