by admin | Jun 17, 2015 | Campaigns, international, Press, Turkey
I was unable to go to Turkey last week for yet another round in the OdaTV trial, held on 12 June (see previous blog ‘OdaTV trials – more of the same’ dated 1 February 2015) but the European Federation of Journalists was represented by Patrick Kamenka from France. Last...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Europe, media freedom, Turkey
Just two weeks before the general election in Turkey on 7 June the New York Times ran an editorial ‘Dark clouds over Turkey’. It reported rising tensions in the country and that opposition supporters were fearful of a new crackdown to ensure that the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Campaigns, Israel, Vanunu, whistle blowing
An update on my blog of 5 April ‘Help Mordechai pay this outrageous fine’ from Vanunu supporters in the UK in a recent circular reads as follows: ‘Following the appeal we sent out in March we can report the very good news that Mordechai has now been able to pay the...
by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Campaigns, Turkey
In January I visited Baris Ince managing editor of the daily BirGün at his newspaper office in Istanbul on behalf of the European Federation of Journalists. He was facing charges of insulting President Erdoğan which if proved could result in a heavy prison sentence....
by admin | May 24, 2015 | media freedom, Turkey
Last week I received official notice that my request to visit Hidayet Karaca head of the TV media network Samanyolu had been turned down by the Turkish Justice Ministry. The news was reported in yesterday’s edition of Zaman under the heading ‘ IFJ...
