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Journalists protest their imprisoned colleagues in Ankara in 2011. (AFP/Adem Altan)

Journalist jailed on terror charges in Turkey

December 17, 2012 4:56 PM EST

Istanbul, December 17, 2012–Authorities in Turkey have arrested another reporter, news reports said, bringing to 50 the number of journalists jailed in Turkey in reprisal for their work.

Mission Journal: First of two CPJ delegations visits Turkey

October 25, 2012 1:41 PM EDT

This week I joined CPJ board Chairman Sandra Mims Rowe, Executive Director Joel Simon, and Turkish researcher Özgür Ögret in Istanbul to present CPJ’s latest report, “Turkey’s Press Freedom Crisis,” and convey our main press freedom concerns, including the mass imprisonment of journalists.

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.