Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Court sentences mayor to one year in prison for “Kurdistan” reference
The court accused Selim Sadak of “using arguments of an illegal organization towards the organization’s aims”.
One-month publishing ban imposed on “Yürüyüş” magazine
The magazine was banned after it published an article about a 1972 massacre in the village of Kızıldere.
Reporter dies under suspicious circumstances, MP calls for inquiry
The body of 34-year-old Metin Alataş, distributor of the Kurdish “Azadiya Welat” newspaper, was found on 4 April 2010.
Journalist assaulted by bodyguards
Cenker Tezel was outside a nightclub trying to snap pictures of Libyan leader Muammer al-Gaddafi’s son when he was assaulted by bodyguards.
Judicial harassment continues as two more journalists sentenced
Two journalists have been convicted and sentenced on charges of “spreading propaganda for an illegal organization” and “insult via the media”.
Kurdish newspaper’s editor sentenced to three years in prison on propaganda charges
Vedat Kurşun is facing a total prison sentence of up to 525 years on 105 counts of “spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization” and “membership in a terror organization”.
Author and publisher each face seven-year prison sentences for “spreading propaganda”
A prosecutor has decided that the characters in N. Mehment Güler’s novel are “dangerous” and “disruptive”.
Kurdish newspaper suspended for one month
The “Azadiya Welat” daily, which is published in Turkey, has faced several publication bans in the past.