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Journalists hurt as police disperse Istanbul protest

May 31, 2013 2:52 PM EDT

Istanbul, May 31, 2013–At least two journalists were reported injured today as Turkish police trained water cannons and tear gas on peaceful protesters in the city’s central Taksim Square, according to news accounts and CPJ interviews.

Several journalists jailed in new Turkish crackdown

January 22, 2013 5:14 PM EST

January 22, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey–Turkish authorities should halt their practice of jailing journalists on vague anti-terror charges and allow the local press to report freely without fear of imprisonment or harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Turkey must justify widespread arrests of journalists

December 20, 2011 5:40 PM EST

New York, December 20, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports of the arrests of journalists in a nationwide sweep today in Turkey, and calls on authorities to immediately disclose the names of those detained along with any charges being filed against them.