Journalists and academics bear the brunt of the massive crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey. Scores of them are currently subject to criminal investigations or behind bars. This website is dedicated to tracking the legal process against them.
Doğan, the former program coordinator of shuttered İMC TV, sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison on charge of "membership of a terrorist organization"
Journalists Velat Öztekin, Dicle Müftüoğlu sentenced on “propaganda” charge; Alican Uludağ’s trial over Twitter post about former chief prosecutor begins; court upholds convictions in Büyükada trial
The failure to evaluate the circumstances of Ahmet Şık, who has been subjected to judicial harassment throughout his career, is more worrying than the approach concerning standard of proof
Urging authorities to ensure that the Constitutional Court examines Kavala’s application without further delay, the Committee of Ministers decided to resume its examination of the case in March
Top court rejects claims that Altan’s unlawful re-arrest and the biased decisions of the courts that ruled for his re-arrest violated his right to liberty and security
HRDs Taner Kılıç, Günal Kurşun, İdil Eser and Özlem Dalkıran were convicted of "terror" charges at the final hearing of the trial, which concluded in July