Defendants: Can Dündar Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign Accusations: Making terrorist propaganda; Publishing materials of a terrorist organization Possible sentences: – Court: İstanbul 22. High Criminal Court Case Background:  Can Dündar, former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper, is being tried for his participation in the solidarity campaign “Editors-in-Chief on Watch”, for the pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem. A number…

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. Civil Court Case Background: 22 journalists of the now-shuttered Özgür Gündem newspaper were detained following a police raid on the daily’s office…

Defendants:  Hüseyin Aykol, Zana Kaya, İnan Kızılkaya, Hatip Dicle Media Outlet and Position: Özgür Gündem – Co-editor-in-chiefs, managing editor, politician Accusations: Overtly insulting the government, judiciary, and security forces; Overtly insulting Turkish nation, Turkish Republic and the General Assembly of the Turkish Republic Possible sentence: – Court: İstanbul 2. Civil Court Case Background:  Editors, journalists and columnists for now-shuttered Özgür Gündem newspaper…