Events for October 31, 2023
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Media Outlet: Karşı Mahalle (Journalist) Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization
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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: Spreading 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 […]
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Media outlet: Mezopotamya Agency (Reporter) Accusations: Identifying officials on anti-terror duties as targets Five journalists were detained on July 25, 2023 over their social media posts concerning the reassignment of a prosecutor and a judge, to whom the former is married, by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), involved in at court case of 18 […]
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Media outlet: Mezopotamya Agency – MA (Reporter) Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization; Spreading terrorist propaganda Case background:On April 25, 2023, coordinated dawn raids in Turkey targeted homes and offices of 128 people including journalists, lawyers, rights defenders, political activists and artists in 20 provinces, based on unclear terrorism charges. Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Mehmet Şah Oruç […]
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