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Defendants: Kemal Demir, Kemal Karagöz Media Outlet and Position: TV10 – Cameraman and staff Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization; Aiding a terrorist organization Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 28. High Criminal Court Case Background: Now shut-down, Alawite TV10’s cameraman Kemal Demir and staff member Kemal Karagöz were arrested on November 25, 2017. Karagöz was released on parole on December 1, 2017,…
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Defendants: 22 journalists Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Journalists, Editors Accusations: Resisting a public officer to prevent them from performing their duty, Insulting a public officer Possible sentence: up to 8 years 4 months Court: İstanbul 5. Criminal Court Case Background: 22 journalists of the now-shuttered Özgür Gündem newspaper were detained following a police raid on the daily’s office in August…
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Defendants: Durket Süren Media Outlet and Position: Jin News – Reporter Accusations: Spreading terrorist propaganda; Aiding and abetting a terrorist organization Court: Diyarbakır 11. High Criminal Court Charges: – Case Background: Durket Süren, a former reporter for pro-Kurdish Jin News agency, was briefly detained in on March 1, 2018 Lice district of Diyarbakır, where she went to follow a news story, for a search…
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Defendants: Can Dündar, Mehmet Ali Alabora, Ayşe Pınar Alabora, Gökçe Yılmaz, Handan Meltem Arıkan, Hanzade Hikmet Germiyanoğlu, İnanç Ekmekçi Media Outlet and Position: Cumhuriyet – Former Editor-in-Chief Accusations: Attempt to overthrow the government and/or prevent it from fulfilling its duty Charges: – Court: İstanbul 30. High Criminal Court Case Background: Can Dündar, former editor-in-chief of independent daily Cumhuriyet, faces new charges along…
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