Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Journalist acquitted in “insult to president” case
The court noted that the comment on which the case was based was not written by the journalist himself and declared that it was within the acceptable limits of criticism.
Journalist fined for criticising judge
Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak had previously been sentenced to eleven months and 20 days in prison on the same charges.
Editor of women’s magazine detained since March, faces three-year sentence
Gurbet Çakar, editorial manager of the “Rengê Hevîya Jinê” women’s magazine, was detained in March on charges of “making propaganda for the PKK via the media”.
Peace activist sentenced to six years in jail
The charges against Sultan Acibuca were connected to a speech she made on International Women’s Day 2008 and on other remarks made on different occasions.
Former politician acquitted in one case, charged in another
Ahmet Türk is facing a prison sentence of at least six months for addressing a parliamentary group and journalists in Kurdish.
ECHR rules against Turkey in book ban case
The ECHR called for compensation in the amount of 2,000€ to be paid to the book’s publisher, in addition to the coverage of 1,000€ in court costs.
Newspaper journalists facing long jail sentences
Prosecutors in Istanbul have called for a 10-year prison sentence for reporter Mehmet Baransu after he published “classified” documents related to the PKK.
Former party members receive prison sentences for speaking Kurdish during election campaign
The Midyat Magistrate Criminal Court handed down prison sentences to three former members of the dissolved pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).