World Writers Join PEN In Solidarity With Turkey’s Imprisoned Writers
This post originally appeared on the website of PEN International. As a high-level PEN International mission ends in Istanbul, Turkey, leading world writers join PEN in a message of solidarity to… More
Imprisoned Turkish Journalist Denied Water for Three Days
The denial of drinking water to imprisoned Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik is another chilling example of Turkish authorities’ inability or refusal to meet prisoners’ basic needs following a dramatic… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump continues to fight the White House Press Corps, Thai junta seeks special censorship powers, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump continues to fight the White House Press Corps, Thai junta seeks special censorship powers, and more. More
Turkey: Evrensel Daily correspondent Cemil Uğur is Arrested on Terror Charges
PEN calls for Cemil Uğur's immediate and unconditional release. More
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organization brought against five journalists, including four former members of Taraf newspaper’s editorial and investigative… More
Turkey: Overturn sentences imposed on journalists for news reports on arms transfers
Prison sentences imposed on Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül after their conviction yesterday of "revealing state secrets" are a further demonstration of the lack of independence of… More
Germany: Comic faces prosecution for poem mocking Turkey’s president
The German government’s authorization for the prosecution of comedian Jan Böhmermann for broadcasting a crude poem that allegedly insulted Turkey's president infringes on the fundamental right to freedom of… More
Turkey: Court decision to close journalists’ trial to public undermines right to fair trial
As the trial of Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül is due to resume tomorrow, a decision by the Turkish court to close their trial to the public… More
Turkey: PEN Calls for Immediate Release of Academics Arrested for Signing a Petition
PEN calls for the immediate release of 12 academics in Turkey, arrested for signing a statement denouncing attacks on ‘Kurdish and other peoples’ and for investigations into 1,116 other… More
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