Journalist Vildan Atmaca was taken into custody by law enforcement officials without a formal arrest warrant after a raid at her home.

Counter terrorism officials raided journalist Nurcan Yalçın’s house early morning.

Chief editor of BelaPAN news agency, Iryna Leushyna, was detained on August 18, along with accountant Katsyarana Boyeva and former director Dzmitry Navazlylau. Police searched the homes of staff members and also raided the agency’s offices in Minsk. The detainees were subsequently sent to prison. Reportedly, the news websites BelaPAN.by and BelaPAN.com have also been suspended since the raid.

Jin News muhabiri Beritan Canözer, bu sabah evine düzenlenen polis baskınının ardından gözaltına alındı. Gazetecinin “örgüt propagandası yapmak” ve “örgüt adına eylem ve faaliyetlerde bulunmak” iddialarıyla gözaltına alındığı öğrenildi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak gazetecileri sindirme amacıyla uygulanan baskı politikalarını kınıyoruz. Gazeteci Beritan Canözer derhal serbest bırakılmalıdır. Gazetecilik suç değildir.

Jin news reporter Beritan Canözer was detained this morning after the police raided her home. Reportedly, the journalist was detained on charges of "spreading terrorist propaganda" and "acting on behalf of a terrorist organization". The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the systematic repression policies against journalists aiming to intimidate them. Journalist Beritan Canözer must be released immediately. Journalism is not a crime.

CFWIJ ve aşağıda imzası bulunanlar, demokratik ve basın özgürlüğünü sayan, koruyan ülke olduğu varsayılan Türkiye’de, gazetecileri doğrudan hedef alan ve sistematik hale gelen polis şiddetine son verilmesini talep ediyoruz. Gazeteciler mesleklerini icra ederken kendilerini hiçbir tehdit altında hissetmemelidir. Basın emekçilerine uygulanan polis şiddeti kabul edilemez.

The CFWIJ recognizes police violence in Turkey as one of the most urgent issues. Our monitoring and research in the last two years has shown a consistent rise in physical police violence against journalists covering various issues in the country, and particularly a rise in violence against women journalists.

Moscow police raided the apartments of three journalists, including reporter Maria Zholobova of the independent news organization Proekt, and interrogated them. Police confiscated phones, computers, flash drives and SIM cards from Maria. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) denounces state intimidation against journalists. We demand Russian authorities to end these intimidating policies against journalists and return their equipment.