Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
ECHR orders Turkey to compensate journalists
The court said Turkey had illegally limited the freedom of expression of two magazine editors and must pay them US$6,700 each.
Singer sentenced to 10 months in prison for statements made at concert
Cevdet Bağca was sentenced for speaking about people allegedly connected to the PKK at a concert in the city of Siirt.
Journalist receives suspended prison sentence
“Star” newspaper publications director Mustafa Karaalioglu was sentenced based on an accusation that he insulted the Constitutional Court.
Sociologist, lawyer face prison sentence for article on Kurdish self-determination
Sociologist Ismail Besikçi is accused of “spreading propaganda for the PKK”, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party.
Journalists on trial for reporting on politicians’ secret conversations
Deniz Yildirim and Ufuk Akkaya have already spent eight months in detention after being charged with “membership in a terrorist organisation”.
TV station censored after programme guest comments on Armenian genocide
One edition of the “One to One” programme was banned after writer Sevan Nisanyan appeared as a guest on the show.
Politician sentenced to one year in jail for statements made on TV
Mahmut Alınak was charged with “spreading propaganda for the PKK” after he allegedly instigated the Kurdish people to civil disobedience in a program on ROJ TV.
Editors facing prison sentences over Ergenekon reporting
Semra Pelek and Mustafa Dolu have been charged with “violating the secrecy of an investigation” and “attempting to influence a fair trial”.