Mehmet Üçar
Is case active: Yes
Country:Türkiye
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:On Trial
Kurdish journalist Mehmet Üçar was arrested and held in pre-trial detention in November 2024, on spurious charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" related to his reporting for the newspaper Yeni Özgür Politika and the magazine PolitikArt, which the government considers to be "publishing under the guidance of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization." Üçar, who was tortured while in custody, was conditionally released pending trial in July 2025. On April 26, 2026, Üçar was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on the charge of "terorrism propaganda."