Odatv trials – more of the same
It is now over a year since the Odatv journalists had faced their accuser in court (the last hearing was on 12 December 2013). The case, due to be held on 1 April 2014 was postponed. Although reforms to the courts resulted in the case being held under the new set up,...
Turkey – now they go for soap operas!
It’s now becoming clear the wide extent of the attack on freedom of expression resulting from the Zaman arrests recently reported. A number of scriptwriters of a soap opera were also banged up! In fact it was more than scriptwriters, those arrested on Sunday also...
Brazen attack on press freedom in Turkey condemned
The government-orchestrated crackdown on independent critical media outlets in Turkey took a turn for the worse yesterday (14 December 2014) with dawn raids on Turkey's largest newspaper Zaman and popular national TV network Samanyolu TV that led to the detention of...