ECPMF financially supports case of Dutch freelancer thrown out of Turkey
by Ana Ribeiro
One may think that foreign journalists working in Turkey have more protection than local ones, due to diplomatic protocols. That is not necessarily so, as Dutch freelancer Fréderike Geerdink – whose case the ECPMF is supporting – can attest.
“As a foreigner, I had always felt free to do my work; it was the locals who always got in trouble,” Geerdink told the ECPMF. “But being a foreigner doesn’t really protect us anymore.”
Fréderike Geerdink (picture: Mona van den Berg)
Geerdink had been assiduously reporting for various high-profile international outlets on one of the most contentious issues in Turkey –…
