Unexpectedly, the hearings already ended on Wednesday, 25 April 2018, with the verdicts. The sentences are less high than the charges. But high enough to give a clear signal to those believing in a free press. ECPMF's Nora Wehofsits is on-site monitoring the trial.
Cumhuriyet trial: pictures from the courtroom (by Murat Basol, Zeynep Ozatalay, Nalan Yirtmac)
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From 24 to most likely 27 April, 2018 eighteen journalists and executives of Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet are standing trial again in Silivri Prison. This major case has become a symbol of the supression of media freedom and freedom of expression…
