Initiative for Freedom of Expression – Turkey

People are encouraged to join around 200 organisations supporting the adoption of 13 basic principles applying existing human rights law to modern digital surveillance.

People in 7 countries stood still for 7 minutes in solidarity with 7 people who died during protests in Turkey. See photos from Brussels, Bucharest, Caracas, Geneva, London, New York and Toronto.

IFEX members issued a joint call for amendments to a deeply-flawed draft media law in Somalia before it goes to parliament for approval in August.

Support Turkish protestors in their struggle to be heard by standing still in silent contemplation on 28 July 2013 outside the Turkish embassy in Brussels, Bucharest, Geneva, London, New York, Paris or Toronto.

Over 400 people and NGOs from over 50 countries around the world signed a petition to help free translator and women’s rights activist Ayşe Berktay, along with many other publishers and journalists jailed in Turkey.

Turkish media freedom defenders flew kites with the photos of 62 jailed journalists in front of the Court in Istanbul to draw attention to judges and prosecutors about their cases on World Press Freedom Day.

Two dozen IFEX members call on Turkey to free prominent translator and women’s rights activist Ayşe Berktay, winner of the 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award.

Over 30 IFEX members express concern at a set of proposals put forth by the government of Ecuador and due to be discussed on 8 March in Ecuador that seek to reform the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.