The recent police raid on pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgürlükçü Demokrasi raises questions about the future of independent media in Turkey and underlines the disproportionate pressure on Kurdish media in the country as well as irregularities in the legal system.  

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has condemned Tuesday night’s attack on Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Al-Aqsa’s building was destroyed in a targeted strike by the Israeli air force. According to reports, the IDF fired missiles at the station […]

Son yaşanan Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Gazetesi baskını,  Türkiye’de bağımsız medyanın geleceğini bir kez daha sorgulatırken, Kürt basınına yıllardır uygulanan orantısız baskının ve bu süreçteki usulsüzlüklerin altını çiziyor.

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, today urged the Israeli government to ensure that the investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja is impartial and those responsible for shooting the journalist be prosecuted. Murtaja was shot while covering a demonstration in Gaza on Friday, March […]