The journalists, who were arrested on October 9, 2020, from Jinnews reporter Sehriban Abi, journalist Nazan Sala and Mesopotamia Agency correspondents Adnan Bilen and Cemil Ugur are facing brutal conditions in prison. Particularly, the journalists two of which are women, have been tortured inhumanly, as they are being held in male ward and facing inconvenient conditions. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the provided inhumane conditions and demands all the essential needs are fulfilled immediately.

6 Ekim 2020 günü sabah operasyonuyla gözaltına alınan Jin News muhabirleri Şehriban Abi ve Nazan Sala bugün hakim karşısına çıktı. Şehriban Abi ve Nazan Sala Mezopotamya Ajansı’nın Van bürosuna yapılan baskında gözaltına alınmış, dosyaya gizlilik kararı getirilirken 24 saat boyunca avukatlarıyla görüştürülmemişlerdi. Baskında 4 gazeteci gözaltına alınırken, gazetecilerin fotoğraf makineleri, kamera ve teknik malzemelerine el koyulmuştu.

Jinnews reporter Sehriban Abi, journalist Nazan Sala and Mesopotamia Agency correspondents Adnan Bilen and Cemil Ugur got arrested today. Following the arrest, a twitter campaign started with the Turkish hashtag #GazetecilikYargilanamaz, meaning journalism cannot be put on trial. The Coalition For Women In Journalism joined the campaign with full awareness that Sehriban Abi and Nazan Sala didn't commit a crime but they were doing their jobs in exposing the truth.

Dün erken saatlerde Van'da Mezopotamya Ajansı Bürosu'na baskın düzenleyen polis, 4 gazeteciyi gözaltına aldı.

Earlier yesterday police forces raided the Mesopotamia Agency Office in Van and detained 4 journalists.