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.
Four journalists including Mezopotamya Agency reporters jailed in Van; new indictment seeks aggravated life sentence fo...
Four sentenced in Özgür Gündem trial; Prof. Fincancı fined for “insulting Erdoğan”; 5 journalists charged with...
Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala were jailed in October on the charge of “membership in a terro...
Four journalists jailed in Van released at first hearing; columnist Nagehan Alçı fined for “insulting” judge; act...
Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Nazan Sala, Şehriban Abi and Zeynep Durgut are charged with “membership in a terrorist org...
Hakkı Boltan handed down 2-year sentence; Sinan Aygül sent to prison; İsmail Çoban sentenced to 4.5 years in retria...
Court lifts judicial control measures imposed on all five journalists at the third hearing of the case. Next hearing se...
Five journalists who reported on torture allegations acquitted; Rojhat Doğru sentenced to life in prison; Albayrak app...