ANF News

April 11, 2025

Turkey’s Student and Journalist Trials Spark Outrage Over Freedoms

April 11, 2025, Iraq/Turkey – In April 2025, Turkish courts began prosecuting 189 individuals—mostly university students and journalists—arrested during mass protests sparked by the detention of […]
March 23, 2025

Remembering Journalist Nûjiyan Erhan: A Voice for the Yazidi People

March 23, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq –  Nûjiyan Erhan, born Tuğba Akyılmaz, was a courageous Kurdish journalist remembered for her relentless dedication to amplifying the voices of […]
March 6, 2025

Turkish Journalist Öznur Değer Remains Jailed Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Press Freedom

March 06, 2025 – Kurdish/Iraq/Turkey –  The imprisonment of Öznur Değer, a Kurdish journalist with JINNEWS, has become a stark reminder of the ongoing state persecution […]
February 23, 2025

Press Associations Condemn Arrest and Abuse of Azerbaijani Journalists Ulviyya Ali and Ahmad Mammadli

February 23, 2025 – Turkey –  Several prominent press freedom organizations, including the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have […]
February 16, 2025

International Silence on Attacks Against Journalists in Northeast Syria Draws Sharp Criticism

February 16, 2025 – Syria –  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) has issued a strong call for the global community to […]