International Press Institute (IPI)

A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, appeared on state TV late Sunday night to announce that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had convicted Rezaian. However, the details of the verdict and whether Rezaian was in fact sentenced are still not clear.

“If Turkish officials want the results of the Nov. 1 elections to be viewed as legitimate, they need to take immediate steps to protect journalists from violence and to end these abuses, which appear designed to deprive Turkey’s voters of the ability to make an informed decision about their future.”

Despite today’s development, IPI noted that journalists in Egypt continue to face a number of challenges to press freedom and it urged authorities to implement a broad list of recommendations IPI released last month aimed at reversing the ongoing deterioration of press freedom in the country.

Sixty-one journalists have been killed for reasons related to their work or have died in accidents while on assignment so far this year. This figure does not include approximately 54 journalists whose deaths are currently under review by IPI for inclusion in the Death Watch.

The attack came after AKP supporters, including one MP, began an online campaign against Hürriyet, claiming the paper misquoted Erdoğan.

The murder of photojournalist Rubén Espinosa in Mexico City on July 31 was devastating for the many Mexican journalists who have sought refuge in the streets of the capital, fleeing from death threats in their home states.

The court ruled that a 2014 amnesty applies to Mazen Darwish’s case and that of his colleagues. The decision will become final in 30 days.

Former Al Jazeera English Cairo Bureau Chief Mohamed Fahmy, journalist Peter Greste and producer Baher Mohamed were sentenced on charges of practicing journalism without government permission and for spreading “false news”.