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Former politician acquitted in one case, charged in another
Ahmet Türk is facing a prison sentence of at least six months for addressing a parliamentary group and journalists in ... -
ECHR rules against Turkey in book ban case
The ECHR called for compensation in the amount of 2,000€ to be paid to the book's publisher, in addition to ... -
New media bill proposed by United Russia Party
GDF President Alexei Simonov sees the bill as an attempt by authorities to close some TV networks and print media ... -
TV stations shut down in Kyrgyzstan; prominent journalist held in Uzbekistan
Local television stations in the southern Kyrgyzstani city of Osh were ordered to cease transmissions in the wake of interethnic ... -
Newspaper journalists facing long jail sentences
Prosecutors in Istanbul have called for a 10-year prison sentence for reporter Mehmet Baransu after he published "classified" documents related ... -
Former party members receive prison sentences for speaking Kurdish during election campaign
The Midyat Magistrate Criminal Court handed down prison sentences to three former members of the dissolved pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party ... -
Senate approves restrictive wiretap law
IPI calls on Chamber of Deputies to reject bill restricting investigative journalism -
Journalist acquitted
Nedim Şener was facing three years' imprisonment on charges of "violation of secrecy" and "identifying officials on anti-terrorist duties as ... -
Writer sentenced to 15 months in prison
IPA and WiPC condemn the conviction of N. Mehmet Güler but welcome the acquittal of his publisher, Ragip Zarakolu. -
Free media under threat in the OSCE region, says CPJ
According to CPJ, the current OSCE chair's media policies threaten the very moral authority of the pan-European organization.
