by admin | Dec 15, 2013 | media freedom, Turkey, unions
The last two defendants held in the Odatv trial were released at the end of the hearing in Istanbul’s 16th High Criminal Court on Thursday 12 December. (Odatv is an online news portal known for its fierce criticism of government policies.)However, both defendants,...
by admin | Sep 13, 2013 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Turkey, unions
Justice and press freedom in Turkey suffered further setbacks on 11 September, when an Istanbul court decided that the case against journalist and writer Profesor Yalçin Kücük should be adjourned until 12 December. Kücük, one of the defendants in the Ergenekon trial,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2012 | international, media freedom, Turkey, unions
Soner Yalcin, international journalist and owner of Odatv news website, was released from jail on 27 December. His release came after the 15th hearing of the Odatv trial at the Judgement Palace in Istanbul. However, he can’t leave Turkey, and he will have to report...
by admin | Nov 17, 2012 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, nuj, Turkey, unions
As part of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) campaign in support of journalists held in prisons or under threat of imprisonment in Turkey, I visited the country between 15 and 17 November. I attended two trials: other members of the EFJ’s governing board...
by admin | Sep 20, 2012 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Turkey, unions
On 18 September, a meeting sponsored by the Peace in Kurdistan Campaign and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers condemned the recent trials of lawyers and journalists in Turkey. The meeting – held in London – went on to set up a co-coordinating group to build a...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Durham Miners' Gala, media ownership, unions
Last Saturday saw the 128th Miners’ Gala in Durham (called locally ‘The Big Meeting’). It got the national headlines because Labour leader Ed Miliband attended, the first leader to do so for 23 years. (Neil Kinnock was the last.)I’ve not much to say about EM’s speech...
