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Turkish court imposes house arrest, travel ban on 3 YouTube journalists

Three YouTube journalists known for their candid street interviews who were detained on Sunday after police raided their homes were...

Investigations into exercise of freedom of speech soar during Erdoğan’s presidency

Investigations have been launched into 211,523 people in Turkey on various accusations involving freedom of expression during the first six...

Turkish watchdog fines Netflix, Exxen, TV stations for gov’t criticism, ‘immoral’ content

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has imposed fines on digital platforms Netflix and local streaming...

Court orders stay on changes to press card regulation aiming to make cancellation easier

The Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, has ruled for a stay of execution on controversial changes to a...

Journalist swatting cameraman during interview with mayor sparks outrage

The Ankara representative of the Habertürk daily has sparked outrage among press organizations, journalists and rights activists for angrily swatting...

Situation of media freedom not improved in Turkey despite release of 20 imprisoned journalists: CPJ

Turkey, once the world’s worst jailer of journalists, is now ranked sixth in the Committee to Protect Journalists 2021 prison census...

North Macedonia: Parliament urged to make protection of journalists a priority

The Trade Union of Macedonian Journalists and Media Workers (SSNM) just launched a campaign to call for the urgent adoption of the...

EFJ calls for the immediate release of Crimean journalists

Ten journalists are currently detained in Crimea and another five have short-term administrative arrests, according to the National Union of Journalists...

RSF condemns the UK High Court’s decision allowing for Julian Assange’s extradition to the US, and calls for his immediate release

RSF condemns the decision of the UK High Court ruling that Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange can be extradited to the...

Number of journalists behind bars reaches global high

The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021.

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Turkey’s Human Rights Violations explained at the US Congress

On Tuesday, April 16, the US Congress' Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee held a hearing on human rights violations in...

IJA reaffirms its dedication to the safety and empowerment of women journalists and media workers

As the International Journalists Association (IJA) commemorates International Women's Day 2024, we stand in solidarity with women journalists and media...

Revolutionizing Journalism with Artificial Intelligence Training

A total of 26 journalists participated in our training program, which spanned 5 weeks and covered an extensive curriculum involving...

Pre-Election Media Censorship in Turkey

Among these censorship measures is the blocking of 16 VPN services without a court order. Popular services like Proton, Surfshark,...

Expression freedom came after Burial

The European Parliament (EP) has awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Amini and the Jin...

ECHR ruled on compensation for journalist Ersin Şanlı

The European Court of Human Rights, which examined the application of journalist Ersin Şanlı, announced its decision on 12 December....

Xhemajl Rexha: Balkan Media Resists

The media in the Balkans, including Kosovo, has played a key role in the democratic development of the countries since...

Lou Philly: 40-day strike against the radical right

Lou Phily "Geoffroy Lejeune will take up his new post today in an empty newsroom". With these words,...