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Defendants: Mehmet Dursun Media Outlet and Position: Dicle News Agency – reporter Accusations: “Membership in a terrorist organization” Court: Van 4. High Criminal Court Cases Background: Mehmet Dursun, a reporter for the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), was arrested on April 6, 2018, during raids in Van. He has been charged with “membership in a terrorist organization” over his phone…
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Defendants: Kibriye Evren Media Outlet and Position: Jinha News Agency – Journalist Status: Imprisoned Facility: Diyarbakır E-type closed prison Accusations: Membership of a terrorist organization; Making terrorist propaganda Possible sentence: up to 22 years Court: Diyarbakır 5. High Criminal Court Case Background: Kibriye Evren, a reporter of Jinha, was arrested on October 11, 2018 on…
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Defendants: Deniz Yücel Media Outlet and Position: Die Welt – Journalist Accusations: Making terrorist propaganda; Inciting public to hatred and animosity Possible sentence: 4 to 18 years Court: İstanbul 32. High Criminal Court Case Background: Turkish authorities arrested Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel, a correspondent of the German newspaper Die Welt, on February 27, 2017, nearly two weeks after detaining him on allegations of spreading propaganda…
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Defendants: Mehmet Baransu, Murat Şevki Çoban Media Outlet and Position: Taraf Newspaper – Columnist, Managing Editor Status: Imprisoned (names in bold) Facility: Silivri Prison, İstanbul Accusations: Possessing and revealing secret documents in relation to national security Possible sentence: 26 up to 52 years Court: Anadolu 2. High Criminal Court Case Background: Mehmet Baransu, a former columnist for the now-shuttered Taraf newspaper,…
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Defendants: Aziz Oruç, Muhammet İkram Müftüoğlu, Abdullah Ekelek, Dicle Müftüoğlu, Turgay Yılboğa ve Yücel İlhan Media Outlet and Position: Dicle News Agency (DIHA) – Correspondent Status: Imprisoned (names in bold) Facility: Patnos Type L Prison Accusations: Making terrorist propaganda, Membership of a terrorist organisation, Helping a terrorist organisation knowingly and willingly Possible sentence: – Court:…
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