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A coalition of 14 leading international press freedom and freedom of expression organisations today condemned as an “extraordinary attack on press freedom” the jailing of top journalists with Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper and the closure of 15 pro-Kurdish media in a letter to leading Turkish officials.

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Hedvig Lundstrom's picture

Hedvig Lundstrom

Date

2016-11-02 15:50

WAN-IFRA and the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) have written to US Vice President Joseph Biden urging him, on his upcoming visit to Ankara, Turkey on 24 August, to raise with the Turkish government issues of journalists becoming targets for state repression and to request the immediate release of those who have been sent to jail or who are awaiting trial simply for carrying out their professional duties.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-08-22 11:47

A coalition of international press freedom organisations, including WAN-IFRA, has received this year’s Press Freedom Award of the Journalists' Association of Turkey for multiple actions in solidarity with colleagues in the country.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-08-22 11:24

WAN-IFRA and global freedom of expression organizations have submitted a joint written statement to the Human Rights Council highlighting the deterioration of the human rights situation in Turkey. Read the full submission here.

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Hedvig Lundstrom's picture

Hedvig Lundstrom

Date

2016-06-02 15:07

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups, including WAN-IFRA, condemn politically motivated trial.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-03-24 18:10

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups, including WAN-IFRA, condemn politically motivated trial.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-03-24 18:10

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-03-08 11:14

WAN-IFRA statement in support of Zaman and Today's Zaman: "We stand in solidarity with our friends and colleagues at Zaman to categorically denounce this latest assault on press freedom in Turkey."

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-03-04 17:54

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups condemn government’s refusal to allow supporters to visit pair jailed for their reporting, call for their release

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2016-01-27 13:28

The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting in Paris on 12th December 2015, calls for renewed global solidarity with the Turkish press in the wake of continuing attacks and the government’s hard-line stance against independent, free media.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

Date

2015-12-12 14:08

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