The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) pursues its international campaign to Set Free all Journalists in Turkey.

Following up on Mr Mehmet Koksal’s regular updates on the imprisoned journalists in Turkey, please find below the latest  news on the matter.

·         19 Feb 2013 – Seven journalists released from jail but pending trial in KCK case, Jilian Kestler-Damours, AlJazeera

·         12 Feb 2013 – New reform bid may lead to prison releases, The journal of Turkish weekly

·         08 Feb 2013 – 7 Media Staff Freed Pending Trial in KCK Case, Bianet

·         06 Feb 2013 – EFJ Says Journalists Face ‘Shocking’ Charges at Trial in Siliviri Prison, EFJ website

·         05 Feb 2013 – EFJ President König reports on the latest hearing in KCK case,  EFJ website (click here for ES)

·         05 Feb 2013 – Turkey Cannot Defend Record On Press Freedom, Kadri Gürsel / Al Monitor

·         01 Feb 2013 – The EU or the Middle East, where goes Turkey ?, Jan Espen Kruze / NRK (video report)

·         01 Feb 2013 – German MP, Hakki Keskin, writes an open letter to the Turkish PM (full letter in DOC)

·         31 Jan 2013 – Conflating critics with terrorists in Turkey, Joel Simon and Bill Sweeney / CPJ

Upcoming events

22-26 April in Istanbul : next hearings in KCK press case

21 March in Istanbul : next hearing in OdaTV case

18 Feb in Istanbul : next hearing in Ergenekon case ( 276th hearing)

For more information and earlier postings, please follow this link to the European Federation of Journalists’ Set Journalist Free in Turkey campaign.

Rebecca Weicht – Communications Intern –  http://europe.ifj.org

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