Mezopotamya Agency reporter Ruken Demir has been released after 115 days. She was taken into custody on November 12, 2019. Ruken was accused of “carrying out activities on behalf of a terrorist organization”. We welcome Ruken’s release and urge Turkish authorities to release all other women journalists languishing in jails across the country.

Gazeteci Hülya Kılınç, dün sabah tutuklanmasının ardından aynı günün gecesinde nöbetçi mahkeme tarafından tutuklandı. Libya'da ölen bir MİT mensubuyla ilgili yaptığı haber nedeniyle gazeteci hakkında dava açıldı. Kılınç’ın tutuklanmasını kınıyoruz ve aleyhindeki suçlamaların düşmesini talep ediyoruz.

Journalist Hülya Kılınç was arrested by the Criminal Court of Peace, while she was on duty. She has been deemed “anti-state” because of a news article she wrote, which mentions a deceased member of the MIT (Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization.) We condemn Hülya’s arrest and demand that all the charges against her be dropped.

Gazeteci Işıl Özgentürk'ün davasının bugün görülen ikinci duruşmasında beraat etmesini memnuniyetle karşılıyoruz. Gazeteci, “terör örgütü propagandası yapmakla” suçlanıyordu. Bu kararı memnuniyetle karşılıyoruz ve tüm kadın gazeteciler için benzer kararların verileceğini umuyoruz.

We are glad that journalist Işıl Özgentürk has been acquitted after the second hearing of her case today. She was accused of “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation”. We welcome this decision by the Turkish judiciary and hope that similar verdicts will be delivered to all women journalists facing trials.

CFWIJ member, senior journalist Marvi Sirmed was verbally attacked during a live talk show for her feminist views. A local playwright Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar used abusive language against her. Trolls siding with Khalil later targeted Marvi online, resulting in a barrage of online abuse.

Sputnik Türkçe Servisinde çalışan iki kadın gazeteci evlerinde saldırıya uğramalarına rağmen kendileri gözaltına alınıp dün serbest bırakıldılar.

We condemn the decision to take into custody women journalists who were already unsafe and vulnerable because of an attack on their homes. We urge authorities to stop using pressure tactics to silence free press.

Mexican journalist Lucy del Carmen Sosa has filed a complaint against Javier Corral Jurado, the Governor of Chihuahua, for violation of her rights to information. He disregarded her queries during two different press conferences held on February 17 and 24, respectively.