Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 27, 2018
New law reinforces Turkish government’s control of the Internet
In a move reflecting the government’s desire to fill the few remaining gaps in its control of news and information, Turkey’s parliament...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 23, 2018
Turkey’s Siege Mentality
The streets of the Dardanelles port of Çanakkale were packed with people in a jubilant mood. Beyond the centuries-old forts guarding the...
21st Century Wilberforce Initiative 11
Mar 21, 2018
A Plea to Join the Vigil for Pastor Andrew Brunson
Here at 21Wilberforce, we were touched by a recent visit of concerned leaders who compelled us to raise Pastor Brunson’s case once again...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 19, 2018
Turkey: Prosecutor requests long jail terms for 13 defendants in Cumhuriyet trial
The Cumhuriyet newspaper trial’s prosecutor requested sentences of up to 15 years in prison today for 13 of the newspaper’s journalists...
Al Jazeera
Mar 19, 2018
Kurdish fighters vow to fight Turkey army after Afrin withdrawal
YPG fighters pledge to shift to guerrilla tactics, as Turkish forces clear Afrin's city centre of explosive devices. Kurdish fighters in...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 16, 2018
European Court issues first rulings on journalists detained in Turkey
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of all journalists wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey after the European...
Kenneth R. Timmerman | FrontPage
Mar 16, 2018
The Halabja Genocide 30 Years After
On March 16, 1988, after sustained shelling and aerial bombardments had driven most of the inhabitants of the Kurdish town of Halabja...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 9, 2018
Istanbul trial ends with jail sentences for 25 Turkish journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the sentences ranging from two to seven years in prison that 25 Turkish journalists received on...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 8, 2018
International human rights and free speech organisations express grave concerns as Cumhuriyet trial
Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, PEN Belgium/Flanders, PEN Nederland, PEN International...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 2, 2018
#SaveTurkishJournalists: RSF appeals to European Court
“You are our last hope” - “We need you” - “We are counting on you” - “Will this ever stop?” These are the messages that Reporters Without...
Rudaw
Feb 22, 2018
PEN slams Turkey’s ‘repression’ of Kurdish language, culture
As the world is celebrating International Mother Language Day, a global association of writers is condemning Turkey’s “sustained...
Genocide Watch
Feb 21, 2018
From Cyprus to Syria: Turkey’s Continued Invasions
On January 20, the Turkish military began an invasion of the Kurdish-controlled Afrin region in northern Syria. Turkey’s government has...
