December 14, 2024 - Turkiye, Istanbul

Women Press Freedom denounces the harassment of Nevşin Mengü following her interview with Salih Müslim, a prominent Kurdish political leader and executive of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), a Syrian-Kurdish political organization. Detained and released under judicial control, Mengü is now under a travel ban. A bot-driven smear campaign has also been used to target her online.

Interviewing political figures is not a crime. We demand all charges and restrictions be dropped, and Mengü be allowed to work freely. The Turkish authorities' persecution of press covering Kurdish issues must cease.