INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREE SPEECH ORGANISATIONS EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERNS AS CUMHURIYET TRIAL NEARS ITS CLOSE
Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, PEN Belgium/Flanders, PEN Nederland, PEN International and Reporters Without Borders continue to follow the criminal proceedings against the reporters and other staff of Cumhuriyet newspaper with great concern. Several international observers will also be present at the sixth hearing, taking place on Friday 9 March 2018.
"As the Cumhuriyet case resumes in a sixth hearing tomorrow , Friday 9 March 2018, in Turkey, international media freedom organisations joint forces to deliver this pre-hearing statement today."
‘This trial is a chilling illustration of the steep deterioration of freedom of expression and…
