by admin | Jul 1, 2016 | international, media freedom, Turkey
Speaking to a meeting called by English PEN, in partnership with the Centre for Turkey Studies in London on 29 June journalist Can Dündar, Cumhuriyet’s editor-in-chief, who along with his colleague Erdem Gül were recently sentenced to five years and 10 months and five...
by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | Europe, media freedom, whistle blowing
On 14 April, eleven days after the Panama Papers confirmed the central role of journalists and whistle-blowers in revealing illegal or unethical business practices, the European Parliament approved rules to protect corporate trade secrets that could seriously hinder...
by admin | Apr 2, 2016 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Turkey
From yesterday’s Hurriyet Daily News ‘Can Dündar and Erdem Gül appeared in Istanbul’s Çağlayan courthouse for the second hearing of their controversial case yesterday, 1 April, with the court again ruling not to arrest them for the duration of the trial. The...
by admin | Mar 27, 2016 | international, media freedom, Turkey, unions
Friday 25 March was a bleak day for journalism, the rule of law and the public’s right to know, when an Istanbul court ruled that the entire trial of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül should be held behind closed doors. Earlier scores of their supporters turned up to the court...
by admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Campaigns, Europe, media freedom, Turkey
Today I have received a reply from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Turkey Desk, Europe Directive) to a letter I wrote on 12 February to the Foreign Secretary, in which I called on the government to, amongst other things, put out a statement condemning the Turkish...
by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Turkey
At last better news from Turkey with the Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruling on 25 February that the rights of Cumhuriyet newspaper journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül had been violated. The ruling highlighted violations of Article 19 (right to personal liberty and...
