Following his release from 495 days pretrial detention talks to IPI about his hopes for the future of Turkey, saying “yes, there is hope in Turkey.  There are so many people who are striving heart and soul to make this a democratic country… and I believe that everything can be achieved, from a democratic point […]

In an interview with the International Press Institute (IPI) last week (see above video), leading Turkish lawyer Veysel Ok highlighted the psychological importance to detained journalists of trial monitoring in Turkey by human rights groups and stressed the need to attend cases outside Istanbul.  

HAMBURG, May 19, 2017 – Turkey – a challenge for EU diplomacy, a test for Europe’s democracy and a threat to freedom of the media and freedom of expression. Is this candidate for future EU membership growing more distant? As the EU and Turkey focus on internal challenges – the rise of populism shaking up […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday kicked off its annual World Congress with a call for solidarity with three IPI members and some 160 other journalists currently behind bars in Turkey. The call came during an opening ceremony at Hamburg’s historic City Hall for the Congress, which from May 18 to 20 will bring over […]