The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, welcomes the decision of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Cassation to toss out a lower court ruling and free five former journalists of the newspaper Cumhuriyet who were imprisoned on terrorism-related charges. The ruling also vacated the conviction of […]

International press freedom groups reported today that press freedom and the rule of law in Turkey remain in crisis despite grounds for very cautious optimism, such as yesterday’s ruling releasing several former Cumhuriyet journalists. Over three days this week, the international press freedom delegation held meetings with journalists, civil society, the judiciary and the authorities […]

Read in English Das International Press Institute (IPI), ein globales Netzwerk von Redakteuren, Medienvertretern und führenden Journalisten, hat heute eine gemeinsame internationale Mission zur Pressefreiheit in der Türkei gestartet, die vom 11 bis 13 September in Istanbul und Ankara stattfindet. Die internationale Delegation besteht aus acht weltweit führenden Gruppen für Pressefreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung, darunter […]

Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today launched the joint international press freedom mission to Turkey taking place from September 11 to 13 in Istanbul and Ankara. The international delegation consists of eight leading global press freedom and freedom of expression groups including […]