Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital is the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded by CPJ, following the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines. Read more: cpj.org?p=522184

Today marks one year since the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina in Russian captivity. CPJ continues to seek accountability for Roshchina’s killing and calls on Russian authorities to disclose the circumstances of her death. cpj.org/data/people/... 📷: Hromadske

“Ultimately, stopping civilians from being killed will stop journalists being killed. At the grandest political level, that’s where this has to end,” writes Jon Allsop in the @columjournreview.bsky.social. Read the newsletter👇 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... 📷: AP

Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.

📣Announcing CPJ’s International Press Freedom 2025 awardees! Journalists are at risk like never before and yet their work has never been more important. This year we will honor: Dong Yuyu Elvira del Pilar Nole and Juan Carlos Tito Bolot Temirov Sonia Dahmani Read more: cpj.org?p=517788 #IPFA2025

Turkish authorities should press for the removal of a travel ban against T24 writer Tolga Şardan, who was briefly detained and put under a foreign travel ban. The ban followed his reporting last week on allegations that an official government database was hacked. t24.com.tr/yazarlar/tol...

Turkish police must investigate and hold those to account who shot freelance reporter Fatoş Erdoğan at least 3 times with rubber bullets after she identified herself as a journalist while covering Monday’s political unrest in Istanbul. x.com/puleragema/s...

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 17 other press freedom and human rights organizations in calling on Turkish authorities to release freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay, who has been in detention for over 100 days. cpj.org?p=515251

“The charges against Furkan Karabay were based on online news and commentary that can be considered harsh criticism at most — the journalist never insulted or placed a target on anyone,” said Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey representative. cpj.org?p=515193

Dün başlayan ve İstanbul'u etkileyen bant genişliği daraltması yaklaşık 21 saat sonra sona erdi. İnternet servis sağlayıcıları arasında farklılıklar olmakla birlikte, bağlantıların ilerleyen saatlerde normale dönmesini bekliyoruz.

"Sur'un Hafızası / Bîra Sûrê" isimli belgeselin Instagram hesabı ve belgesel hakkında yapılan haberler, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/s...

Gazeteci yazar @candundar.bsky.social'ın YouTube kanalı, millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. Hangi hakimliğin kararı verdiği bilinmezken, kanal henüz YouTube tarafından Türkiye'den görünmez kılınmadı. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/c...

Turkish authorities must immediately revoke a 5-day blackout order against critical broadcaster TELE1. The order, issued by the RTÜK, is a violation of the Turkish people's right to be informed. Authorities must stop penalizing independent journalism. bianet.org/haber/rtuk-i...

İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği'nin EngelliWeb 2024 Raporu yayımlandı! Yargı eliyle uygulanan keyfi ve denetimsiz müdahalelerin ifade özgürlüğü üzerindeki baskısını belgeleyen raporun başlığı: "Dijital Kafeste Kafkaesk Sansür: Yargı Eliyle Gerçeğin Susturulması" ifade.org.tr/reports/Enge...

13 journalists on rethinking ethics.! 🦋 www.cjr.org/feature/thir...

“Frankly, I’m losing words to describe the horror of this. The worst conflict for journalists that CPJ has ever documented, and the abject failure of the international community to do anything to address it,” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @aljazeera.com. More⤵️ cpj.org/2025/08/at-l...

“Israel’s broadcasted killing of journalists in #Gaza continues while the world watches and fails to act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has ever faced in recent history. These murders must end now." — CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah cpj.org?p=508077

🚨 CPJ strongly condemns this systematic campaign by Israel to knowingly smear and discredit journalists in Gaza.

CPJ urges Turkish authorities to bring to justice the attackers and possible instigators behind Tuesday night's armed assault on the Izmir offices of the daily @evrensel.net www.evrensel.net/haber/565388...

“It is outrageous that the Israeli army dares to first launch a campaign to smear Anas Al-Sharif as Hamas in order to discredit his reporting and then kill him and his colleagues for speaking the truth to the world,” UN #HumanRights Office of the High Commissioner experts said.

“If Israel can wipe out an entire news crew without the international community so much as batting an eye, what will stop further attacks on reporters,” @jodieginsberg.bsky.social said in an op-ed for @theguardian.com. Read more⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to ensure the safety of @halktvcomtr.bsky.social news editor Dinçer Gökçe who received a death threat on Thursday due to his crime reporting. halktv.com.tr/gundem/suc-o...

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Türkiye'nin adalet sorunu infaz yasasıyla oynayarak çözülmez. Türkiye'de devleti ve bilimum "değerler" ile kurumları değil de vatandaşı koruyacak kanunlar içeren bir hukuk devrimine ihtiyaç vardır. Ama buna en çok ihtiyaç duyanlar dahi durumun ne kadar farkında, tartışılır.

CPJ welcomes the acquittal of reporters Melike Aydın and Tolga Güney and calls on authorities in #Turkey not to oppose reporter Delal Akyüz's appeal of today's guilty verdict on terrorism charges by a court in Izmir. www.mezopotamyaajansi43.com/tum-haberler...

The #Russian authorities' repression of independent journalism has been unrelenting since the country's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022. At least 4 journalists & media workers were detained in #Russia this week. Journalists in exile are also targeted by the authorities. cpj.org?p=452159

Leman dergisi soruşturması kapsamında hakkında gözaltı kararı alınan Yazı İşleri Müdürü Aslan Özdemir, Marsilya dönüşü İstanbul Havalimanı'nda gözaltına alındı https://www.evrensel...

Turkey’s official broadcasting regulator RTÜK must stop bullying pro-opposition outlets with constant fines&blackouts, which put their broadcast licenses at risk. RTÜK should revoke Tuesday's 10-day blackout order for Sözcü TV&allow Sözcü TV&others to work freely&safely. bianet.org/haber/10-day...

Turkish authorities must stop arbitrarily detaining and arresting members of the media for reporting or publishing commentary on politics. www.birgun.net/haber/birgun...

Serbest bırakılan yazarımız gazeteci Timur Soykan'dan ilk açıklama: "Bizim korkumuz asla tutuklanmak olmaz. Bizim tek korkumuz gazeteci olarak halka gerçekleri anlatmamak, anlatamamak olur. Bundan asla vazgeçmeyiz" www.birgun.net/haber/tutukl...

BirGün yazarı Timur Soykan'ın savcılık ifadesi tamamlandı: "Tweetlere konu olan operasyonlar yargının siyasi talimatlar neticesinde kullanılmasına ilişkindir. Şayet tutuklanırsam tweetlerimin doğru olduğu aşikar olacaktır" www.birgun.net/haber/yazari...

CPJ joined 41 other press freedom, freedom of expression & human rights organizations in a joint statement condemning Turkish authorities' issuing of an arrest warrant for exiled journalist Nedim Türfent. www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

It is completely unacceptable that police beat, handcuffed, and briefly detained 3 reporters with @cumhuriyetgazetesi.bsky.social while they were covering Tuesday's opposition rally in Istanbul. cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/son-da…

Satirical Turkish weekly LeMan targeted over ‘Muhammad’ cartoon cpj.org?p=494208

"The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to do whatever’s necessary to ensure the safety of Mezopotamya News Agency reporter Zeynep Durgut, who filed a criminal complaint yesterday after receiving phone threats for her reporting." bianet.org/haber/journali…

Turkish Justice Minister said that people sentenced to less than 2 years in prison will no longer be eligible for parole as before, but will have to serve 36 days for a 2-year sentence (18 days for 1 year & 9 days for 6 months) due to a reform that came into force on June 4. bbc.com/turkce/article…

"CPJ is asking Turkish authorities not to contest the appeal of daily Yeni Yaşam distributor Zilan Gül, who was found guilty of making terrorism propaganda by a Diyarbakır City court today for simply doing her job as a media worker: distributing the paper." www.mlsaturkey.com/tr/yeni-yasa...

CPJ joined 10 press freedom organizations in a June 25 joint statement condemning Fatih Altaylı’s arrest. turkiye.ipi.media/turkey-press...

Fatih Altaylı’s arrest is a blatant attempt to intimidate an influential commentator into self-censorship. Authorities should immediately release Altaylı, stop targeting critical voices, and allow journalists to do their job without fear of reprisal. cpj.org?p=492280

SETA’nın “Uluslararası medya ve uzantıları" başlıklı fişleme raporu, DW, BBC, VOA, Independent, Euronews gibi kuruluşların Türkçe servisleri ile gazetecileri nasıl etkiledi? Raporun altı yıllık yansımasını araştırdım. Rapor fiilen uygulamada aslında! Yazı linki www.farukbildirici.com/2025/06/14/g...

Gazeteciler Semra Pelek, Dicle Baştürk ve Ozan Cırık gözaltına alındı www.birgun.net/haber/gazete...

BirGün yöneticilerine Akın Gürlek davası Başsavcı Gürlek’in adının geçtiği bir haber nedeniyle gözaltına alınan BirGün yöneticileri hakkında iddianame hazırlandı. 5’er yıla kadar hapis talep edilen davanın ilk duruşması 30 Haziran’da www.birgun.net/haber/birgun...

CPJ calls on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two French journalists held among the crew of the Gaza-bound aid vessel Madleen, which was seized on Monday, and on world leaders to pressure Israel into stopping attacks on journalists. Read more:

Gazeteci Tuğçe Yılmaz serbest bırakıldı yeniyasamgazetesi9.com/gazeteci-tug...

İstanbul Ağır Ceza savcısı, 15 Mayıs’tan beri tutuklu Furkan Karabay için “hedef gösterme”, “kamu görevlisine hakaret” ve “yanıltıcı bilgi” iddialarından ceza istedi. “Muhalif belediyelere kayyum” dosyalarından yargılanan gazeteci ve avukatları, 2 Ekim duruşması için son savunmalarını hazırlayacak.

🔴Prof. Dr. Osman Can: Askerî vesayetin kaldırılmasından sonra Türkiye’nin anayasal düzeninde denge denetim olamadı 💬Bu bir sistem kriziydi, fırsata çevrilebilirdi ancak parti içi demokrasi olmadığı için tüm otorite liderin eline geçti ✍️Cansu Çamlıbel'in söyleşisi t24.com.tr/yazarlar/can...