PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
The Turkish authorities should drop all charges against publisher and human rights activist Ragıp Zarakolu, PEN International said today.
PEN Belgium/Flanders, PEN International and PEN Turkey observed several hearings in the cases of Cumhuriyet journalists.
Erdoğan’s travel ban was officially rescinded in June. Nevertheless, she still requires permission from the Interior Ministry to travel abroad.
PEN calls on all states to consider Turkey’s human rights record when assessing requests for international law enforcement cooperation.
PEN is dismayed by Zehra Doğan’s imprisonment, which is a violation of her right to freedom of expression, as an artist and as a journalist.
PEN International is concerned at the arrest and detention of writer and Kurdish PEN member Hasip Yanlıç.
Live streamed updates from the trial of 12 journalists from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper.
The Turkish authorities should immediately release Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey.
This month’s trials of journalists and writers once again put the spotlight on the dire situation of freedom of expression in Turkey.
The prolonged solitary confinement of Nedim Türfent is an act of cruelty and must end immediately.
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