More trials pile up
The next day (Wednesday 21 September) we arrived at the Caglayan Court of Justice in Istanbul which was hearing 5 different prosecution cases against journalists. We were originally told that there would only be one! Again we were with the IFJ/EFJ affiliates TGS...
Defending journalism in Turkey
Last week I was on a mission to Turkey on behalf of the International and European Federation of Journalists to observe a number of trials of journalists, which have been on the increase since the failed coup of 15 July and the three month state of emergency...
Remembering Geraldine Alferoff
My close friend and comrade Geraldine Alferoff died suddenly at her home in Knighton, Wales on 21 July. Last Friday at her cremation in Hereford I gave the following address. We will be celebrating her life at an event in Walthamstow, London E17 on 8 October....