Johann Bihr
Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to prison by Turkish Court
A Turkish court sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak to two years and one month in prison Tuesday, declaring her guilty of engaging in terrorist propaganda in support of a banned Kurdish separatist organization through one of her Journal articles.
Media groups call for immediate release of French journalist arrested in Turkey
Media groups have appealed for the immediate release of a French freelance journalist arrested in the southeastern province of Şırnak on terror charges while reporting there.
Reporters Without Borders slams ‘censorship’ on Mosul kidnappings over coverage ban
Reporters Without Borders has denounced the Turkish governmentâs management of the crisis in Iraq, slamming the âcensorshipâ on the coverage of the kidnapping of 80 Turkish citizens near Mosul by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.