Reporters Without Borders (RSF) examined the files of journalists being prosecuted within the Anti-Terror Law, namely, Alican Uludağ, Olcay Büyükbaş Akça, Duygu Güvenç, Canan Coşkun, Ali Açar ve Can Uğur, Abdurrahman Gök, Hazal Ocak, İpek Özbey, Vedat Arık and Can Dündar. The organisation indicated that the ruling power in Turkey is manipulating the judicial system and said, “Journalists reporting news that are for the benefit of the public take on more risk of imprisonment over time.” RSF indicated that the journalists have systematically been charged with “espionage,” “making terrorist organisation propaganda,” “insult” or “slander” and lately “the disclosure of identities of those taking part in the fight against terrorism” was added to the list of charges. “Journalists reporting news are under constant threat of imprisonment,” the organisation stated. Please click here for details.
16.06.2021
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