July 05, 2025 – Turkey – Turkish authorities executed early-morning raids targeting two prominent investigative journalists: Timur Soykan of BirGün and Murat Ağırel of Cumhuriyet and […]
April 05, 2025 – Sweden/Turkey – Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been released from Turkish custody and returned to Sweden after nearly two months of detention […]
March 31, 2025 – Turkey – As of May 2025, Turkey’s press freedom continues to deteriorate, with at least 42 journalists, including 10 women, imprisoned during […]
March 07, 2025 – General – Two Kurdish journalists in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, have recently been released after lengthy detentions, though one journalist remains in custody. […]
February 08, 2025 – Turkey/Iraq – Veteran Kurdish journalist Aziz Köylüoğlu was killed on January 27, 2025, in a targeted Turkish drone strike in the Ranya […]
January 17, 2025 – Turkey – Turkish police raided two Kurdish media organizations, detaining five Kurdish journalists as part of a broader crackdown on independent and […]