Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Ten arrested in police raid on Kurdish TV station
Police organised simultaneous raids at 25 locations in the country that were alleged to be connected to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
Columnists protest against Prime Minister’s warning to media
Turkish columnists have published a joint statement responding to Prime Minister Erdogan’s call to “control newspaper bosses and columnists.”
Member of Parliament sues journalist for “attacking his personal rights”
The MP was angered by an article published by Haci Bogatekin in September 2009.
Journalist receives death threat from stranger
Journalist Ramazan Pekgöz was followed by a stanger who warned him that he would meet the same fate as murdered journalist Hrant Dink.
ECHR determines that sentencing of publisher violated free expression rights
Publisher Rahmi Akdas was fined for printing a Turkish-language version of a book by French writer Guillaume Apollinaire.
Two journalists on trial for publishing confidential documents
Keman Goktas and Nedim Sener wrote books on the Hrant Dink murder, and now face charges of publishing confidential documents and lengthy prison sentences.
Cameraman assaulted while on duty
Ertuğrul Yılmaz received medical treatment for a broken nose and rib after the vicious attack.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.