Turkey/US: Violence on US Soil an Example of Turkey’s Intolerance of Dissent
NEW YORK—Reports of Turkish President Erdogan’s guards engaging in violence against protestors in Washington DC provide a troubling example of Erdogan’s intolerance of dissent and disrespect for free expression… More
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Washington Post and New York Times break records, Trump allegedly pressured Comey to investigate journalists while the DOJ seeks to prosecute leakers, and more. More
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Donald Trump threatens to end White House press briefings and blasts TV hosts who are critical of him. Turkey arrests more journalists, while Thailand puts more pressure on Facebook. More
TURKEY: Reopening of Case Against Pinar Selek Is An Unconscionable Disservice to Judicial Process
NEW YORK—The reopening of the 19-year-old case against Turkish sociologist and feminist Pinar Selek after a remarkable four acquittals is an unconscionable disservice to the judicial process, PEN America… More
Edip Polat | Status: Released | Turkey
Edip Polat is a Kurdish writer and biologist from southeastern Turkey. He is the author of five books about Kurdish issues, and has been jailed three times for advocating… More
TURKEY: Raid of Belge Publishing House a Poorly-Veiled Attack on Dissident Publisher
NEW YORK—The police raid of Belge Publishing House in Istanbul on May 7, allegedly based on a procedural complaint, was a poorly-veiled continuation of the Turkish government’s politically-motivated attacks… More
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Trump litigates his travel ban in court and on Capitol Hill, ProPublica discusses the changing landscape for journalism, Chinese human rights lawyer changes course, and more. More
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Fox News is hit with a gender discrimination lawsuit, Trump aide Sebastian Gorka calls reports of him leaving the White House "very fake news", and more. More
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Chief of staff Reince Priebus says the White House is looking into changing libel laws, Trump slams press in campaign-style rally, and more. More