Gazeteci Pelin Ünker aleyhine açılan davanın dördüncü duruşması dün İstanbul’da görüldü. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu olarak Ünker aleyhindeki suçlamaların derhal düşürülmesini talep ediyoruz.

Pelin Ünker is once again tackling legal attacks because of her incredible work for the Paradise Papers. She is under trial for “defamation and insult”. The fourth hearing of the lawsuits filed against her and Cumhuriyet newspaper took place in Istanbul yesterday. We demand that the charges against her be dropped immediately.

JinNews İzmir muhabiri gazeteci Melike Aydın'ın, avukatlarının tutukluluğuna yaptığı itiraz sonucu tahliyesine karar verildi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyon olarak, Kasım 2019'dan beri tutuklu bulunan Jin News muhabiri Melike Aydın'ın serbest bırakılmasını memnuniyetle karşılıyoruz. Cezaevindeki tüm kadın gazetecileri serbest bırakılmasını talep ediyoruz.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of Jin News reporter Melike Aydın, who was jailed pending trial since November 2019.

We denounce the court’s decision to imprison journalists Agnès Ndirubusa and Christine Kamikazi, along with their two other colleagues - Egide Harerimana and Terence Mpozenzi. They have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison and a fine of one million Burundian francs for “trying to undermine state security”.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the Washington Post’s decision to reinstate their national politics reporter Felicia Sonmez. She was sent on administrative leave on January 27. The publication’s earlier decision received criticism within the industry, which eventually led them to reinstate Felicia.

Cuban journalist and activist Iliana Hernández has been charged with “receiving stolen property” and threatened with the oppressive Decree 370. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands that Cuban authorities drop the charges against her. We also condemn the raid conducted on Iliana’s home, after which she was summoned at the police station on January 13. Our colleague should be allowed to report freely, without fear of being persecuted.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the online harassment of Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez and the events that have ensued. Felicia received immense hate over her Kobe Bryant tweets that featured sexual harassment accusations against him. The tweet picked heat online very quickly leading to threats against Felicia. The reporter faced suspension and was sent on an administrative leave by the publication. In the meantime, the Post reviewed if the tweets related to Kobe Bryant violated their newsroom’s social media policy.

Sosyal medyada yaptığı paylaşımlar sebebiyle gazeteci Beritan Canözer aleyhine "terör örgütü propagandası yapmak" suçlamasıyla açılan davada, savcı gazeteci için hapis cezası verilmesini istedi. Gazetecinin sosyal medya paylaşımları üzerinden yargılanmasını kınıyoruz.

We find it troubling that Turkish authorities want to put women journalists away for their social media activity. The prosecution has asked for a prison sentence against Beritan Canözer for “making propaganda for a terrorist organization” on social media.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism keeps a close watch on the threats, risks and dangerous that women journalists while reporting from around the world. Journalists who are covering conflict areas or sensitive regions often expose themselves to heightened risks.

Türk yetkililer Evrensel ve Birgün çalışanları dahil birçok gazetecinin basın kartlarını iptal etti. Yetkililerin bu iptaller konusunda daha şeffaf olmasını ve derhal buna bir son verilmesini istiyoruz.

Turkish authorities have invalidated the press cards of hundreds of journalists who work for newspapers Evrensel and Birgün. We demand that the Turkish government act with more transparency regarding the cancellations and ensure that the process of obtaining press cards is non-partisan. They must provide a clarification to justify their action.

Cumhuriyet muhabiri Hazal Ocak'ın ikinci davası dün görüldü. Boğazdaki tarihi bir köşkün restorasyonu ile ilgili yaptığı haber yüzünden gazeteciye dava açıldı. Ocak, 1 milyon TL manevi tazminat davasında yargılanıyor. İşini en doğru şekilde icra etmek için gazeteci meslektaşlarımıza özgürlük alanı yaratılmasını talep ediyoruz.

Hazal Ocak’s second trial was held yesterday. We demand for more transparency in this trial and urge Turkish judiciary to ensure justice for our colleague.