Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Musician detained; band members pledge to hold solidarity concerts
Seckin Aydogan, of the band Grup Yorum, was arrested after he attended a protest calling for the release of the “Yuruyus” magazine employees.
Police use social media to monitor activists
Lawyer Efkan Bolac said that individuals could be prosecuted over messages that are posted to Facebook and Twitter.
BIANET releases media monitoring results for 2011
A total of 104 journalists and 30 media workers were imprisoned in 2011, says BIANET, a large jump from 30 journalists in 2010.
Books of slain Kurdish poet under investigation
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor is investigating books published by Aram Publishing Company, including several books by slain Kurdish poet Musa Anter, on charges of “propaganda for an illegal organisation”.
Three journalists released pending trial, 11 others still imprisoned
The journalists had their first court hearing recently after 13 months in pre-trial detention.
Journalists set to appear in court after year-long detention
The six journalists were arrested and detained following a raid on the magazine “Yuruyus” in December 2010.
Life sentence and acquittals handed down in Hrant Dink murder trial
Five years after the journalist’s death, all the defendants were acquitted of charges of membership in a criminal organisation.
Academics oppose Internet filtering in universities
A signature campaign launched by more than one hundred academics is opposing attempts to recognise universities as public places where the Internet may be filtered.