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ANALYSIS | "Disinformation law": Journalists accused of "spreading information"

The law, which entered into force in 2022 with assurances that it would not be used against journalists, has become one of the most frequently used tools in investigations targeting journalists

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 545

Journalist İsmail Arı jailed; Furkan Karabay’s house arrest and international travel ban lifted; Ali Ergin Demirhan’s prison sentence increased; ECtHR convenes once again for Osman Kavala’s

JOINT LETTER: EU’s current visa policies obstruct Turkish journalists’ mobility

P24 and 17 other rights organizations have called on the European Commission to grant special consideration to journalists during the visa application processes

Journalist Abdullah Akyol attacked in Diyarbakır

Journalist Abdullah Akyol, who was covering a story in Diyarbakır’s historic On Gözlü Köprü district, has been subjected to physical and verbal attacks by a group of approximately 10 people

JOINT STATEMENT: İsmail Arı must be released immediately

Nine human rights organizations, including P24, have issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of journalist İsmail Arı

Trial of cartoonist for "insulting the president" adjourned

The court has lifted Pehlevan’s weekly in-person reporting requirement as part of his judicial control measure, yet ordered that the travel ban remain in effect

Enver Aysever given prison term and released at the end of first hearing

An Istanbul court has sentenced imprisoned journalist Aysever to 10 months in prison for the crime of “inciting the public to hatred and hostility,” and released him

Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak handed prison sentence

An Istanbul court has handed prison terms on the journalists, who were on retrial upon a decision by the Court of Cassation. The decision was unanimous

Freedom of Expression and the Press in Turkey – 544

Two journalists released from prison; jail terms handed on Nazlı Ilıcak and Ahmet Altan; prosecutor demands sentencing for Zafer Arapkirli

Prosecutor demands sentencing for Zafer Arapkirli

Arapkirli is on trial for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility” and “spreading false information” over a post condemning the massacres targeting Alawite villages in Syria

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