Dündar and Gül receive Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media
by Michelle TrimbornThis year’s “Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media” is awarded to Can Dündar and Erdem Gül. The award is sponsored by the Sparkasse Leipzig Media Foundation, ECPMF’s lead partner. The ECPMF has supported both laureates for months in their fight for media freedom in Turkey.
The Cumhuriyet-journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül have been under threat for years because of their government-critical and independent work. In November 2015, both journalists were arrested and in May 2016 sentenced to 5 years, respectively 5 years and 10 months in prison. They were charged…
