Category: Journalists

Complete List of 104 Journalists in Turkish Jails

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

One of the essential pillar of democracy is freedom of press and if this pillar is missing in a democratic country, then that country can no longer be considered democratic. True, Turkey hold free elections and it has competing political …

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Database of Political Prisoners in Iran lists a large number of Kurds

Posted on by AKR

A database of political prisoners in Iran has been compiled by online activists using the social media tool, Hyper Activist. The database names the prisoners, information including charges and their activity/occupation, along with their ethnicity. Verification for each prisoner is …

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Iran and Turkey maintain statuses as worst countries for journalists

Posted on by AKR

In an annual census of imprisoned journalists conducted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Iran and Turkey were listed amongst the countries with the most number of arrests. Other countries noted as the world’s worst for journalists included China, …

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Turkey sanctions Syria for Human Rights Abuses

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced the sanctions imposed on Syria on Wednesday, as a consequence of Syria’s brutal crackdown on protesters. The sanctions include a freeze on Syrian assets in Turkey and banning transactions with the Syrian central bank. …

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