Former Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Barış Yarkadaş shared the “2018 Media Report” with rights violations against the media. According to the information shared by Yarkadaş, 4 journalists were arrested in December, investigations were opened against 5 journalists and lawsuits were filed against 7 journalists. 42 journalişsts and 21 printing house workers stood trial. Nine journalists were sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment and 1 journalist was sentenced to 20 thousand TL judicial fine. 2 websites were banned to access and one news was exposed to media blackout. 41 news were banned to access.
According to the report, 105 journalists stood trial and 45 journalists were arrested in 2018; 123 journalists and 50 press workers were detained. Lawsuits were filed against 33 journalists. 102 journalists were sentenced to imprisonment and the sentences against 27 were approved. 22 journalists were attacked and beaten, 10 journalists were threatened, 1 journalist was murdered and investigations were opened against 25 journalists. 17 websites and 672 news were banned to access. 12 books were banned.
02.01.2019
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