Gazeteci Ayşe Kara hakkında, yazdığı haberler ve Özgür Gazeteciler Cemiyeti’ne (ÖGC) üye olduğu gerekçe gösterilerek açılan davanın ilk duruşması Diyarbakır 5’inci Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi’nde görüldü. Mahkeme, Kara hakkında uygulanan yurt dışı yasağının devam etmesine karar verdi. Bir sonraki duruşma 9 Kasım 2021’de görülecek.

A lawsuit was filed against journalist Ayşe Kara over her articles and her membership in the Free Journalists' Association (ÖGC). If convicted, Ayşe will be sentenced to prison for up to 15 years. The first hearing of the case against Ayşe was held today. The court ruled that the international travel ban imposed on Kara should continue. The next hearing will be held on November 9, 2021.

Cumhuriyet Gazetesi’nde yayımlanan “Gar katliamında gizlenen dosya” başlıklı haberi nedeniyle ‘terörle mücadelede görev almış muhbirlerin kimliğini açıklamak’ suçlamasıyla yargılanan gazeteci Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, bugün görülen duruşmada beraat etti. Yazıyı yazan muhabir Alican Uludağ ve gazetenin hukuki işlerden sorumlu yazı işleri müdürü Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, Terörle Mücadele Kanunu'nun 6. Maddesi ile yargılanıyordu. Cumhuriyet Gazetesi’nde yayımlanan “Gar katliamında gizlenen dosya” başlıklı haberi nedeniyle ‘terörle mücadelede görev almış muhbirlerin kimliğini açıklamak’ suçlamasıyla yargılanan gazeteci Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, bugün görülen duruşmada beraat etti. Yazıyı yazan muhabir Alican Uludağ ve gazetenin hukuki işlerden sorumlu yazı işleri müdürü Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, Terörle Mücadele Kanunu'nun 6. Maddesi ile yargılanıyordu.

Put on trial for "disclosing the identity of a counterterrorism informant" over a news report, Cumhuriyet Newspaper's Olcay Büyüktaş Akça was acquitted in today’s hearing. Alican Uludağ, the reporter who wrote the article, and Olcay Büyüktaş Akça, the newspaper's managing editor responsible for legal affairs, was charged with "disclosing the identity of an informant" according to Article 6/3 of the Anti-Terror Law and are facing up to three years in prison.

CFWIJ is concerned about the Twitter ban in Nigeria as the journalists suffer from obstruction in accessing the information. The suspension of Twitter operations in the country was announced after it deleted one of the tweets of the President as it violated the Twitters’ policy. CFWIJ spoke to prominent multimedia journalist Bukola Adebayo on this ill-intentioned and ill-advised decision as her work mainly focuses on the Africa region.

Journalist Fabiola Santana was forced to resign from her position at TC Televisión after repeated complaints regarding the toxic workplace culture she was being forced to confront. Reportedly, Fabiola’s complaints were not taken seriously even though the matter had been ongoing since 2019.

Journalists working in both Israel and Palestine have received online threats and endured physical attacks by far-right Jewish groups. This has raised anxiety regarding the freedom of press in the region. As a result, one news outlet also amped up security for its journalist crews after hostility they were forced to face in the online media landscape.

Christine Rinawi of Palestine TV continues to face harassment and persecution by Israeli forces and official authorities against practicing journalism. The one-year closure ban on Palestine TV in East Jerusalem that was extended in November 2020, has been extended again for six more months. Christine had resigned from Palestine TV after continuous harassment and intimidation into her work.

Freelance journalist, Stephanie Glinski reported sexual harassment by a police officer as she was covering a protest in Gaza. Stephanie shared the picture of the perpetrator on her Insta account. She said that the police officer grabbed her boobs while trying to push her away. Stephanie was photographing the protest.

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice fought a months-long court battle in order to get hold of CNN’s Pentagon reporter, Barbara Starr’s phone and email records. The news was shared by Barbara's employer network on Wednesday, June 9. The general counsel for CNN David Vigilante shared that the secret court proceedings had started in July 2020.

Özgür Kıbrıs Gazetesi Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Pınar Barut, uyuşturucu kaçakçılığına dair yayınladıkları haberlerin ardından Kıbrıslı iş insanı Halil Falyalı tarafından tehdit edildi. Bünyesinde bulunduğu gazete birçok siber saldırıya maruz kaldı. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak gazeteciye yönelik tehditleri kınıyoruz. Kıbrıslı yetkililerden gazetecinin güvenliğinin sağlanmasını talep ediyoruz.

Pınar Barut, editor-in-chief of Özgür Kıbrıs Newspaper, was threatened by the mafia boss Halil Falyalı, after the news published about drug smuggling. The newspaper also deliberately endured many cyber attacks. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the vicious death threats against journalists. We demand the Cypriot authorities to ensure the journalist’s safety.

Yenibakış Gazetesi muhabirleri Esengül Aykaç ve Deniz Abidin Kuni hakkında, 50 bin kişiye 13 bin TL karşılığı Kıbrıs vatandaşlığı verileceği iddiasına dair yayımladıkları haber kapsamında dava açıldı. Gözaltına alınan gazetecilere yönelik ‘özel hayatın gizliliği’ni ihlalden üç bin TL nakdi teminat yatırmalarına ve adli kontrol şartı uygulanmasına karar verdi.

A lawsuit was filed against Yenibakış Newspaper reporters Esengül Aykaç and Deniz Abidin Kuni following the article published about corruption. The allegation was that about fifty thousand people will be granted Cypriot citizenship for an exchange of 13 thousand Turkish Lira (TL).

Following her reportage on the pandemic, Public Integrity journalist Liz Essley Whyte has been targeted by conspiracy theorists online. It is clear that all the online vitriol towards the journalist comes following her extensive coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and American vaccination policies. We also condemn Infowars for actively participating in spreading misinformation about the journalist and releasing her personal contact information on their site.