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94 journalists work for the Kurdish media
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5.2.2012 |
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European Parliament member
Patrick Le Hyaric, Vice-Chair of European United
Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL). Photo:
europarl.europa.eu
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February
5, 2012
BRUSSELS, — European Parliament member
Patrick Le Hyaric, Vice-Chair of European United
Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), wrote a letter to
the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs,
Catherine Ashton, in relation to the imprisoned
journalists in Turkey, reports ANF.
Below is the letter in which Patrick Le Hyaric asks
EU to intervene in the case of jailed journalists to
enable them practice their job freely and
independently.
"Under the guise of fight against terrorism, the
Turkish authorities have recently arrested around a
hundred journalists and media workers. Among these
journalists who were taken to the court in Istanbul,
there is also one who suffers serious health
problems but denied to be taken in consideration by
the Turkish judiciary. Apart from this group, many
others are imprisoned for months, even years.
How can the EU ever show tolerance to this situation
without triggering alert procedure, or how doesn’t
it ever demand freedom for journalists in a country
candidate to the European Union?
I would like to know Madame High-Representative
whether you intend to perform an intervention to
ensure respect to the right of Turkish journalists
to exercise their profession freely and
independently.
The European Federation of Journalists which has
nearly 250,000 members is very attentive and
concerned about this serious situation.
I am as well joining the Federation to demand the
release of all journalists who are unjustly
imprisoned in Turkey.”
According to the latest report of the Platform of
Jailed Journalists Support (TGDP), the number of
journalists in prison is 105, including 19 grant
holder and editors in chief.
Among jailed journalists, there are 27 journalists
from DIHA, 16 journalists from Kurdish daily Azadiya
Welat, including four former editors and an editor,www.ekurd.net
12 journalists from Özgür Gündem and three
journalists from Fırat News Agency (ANF).
Apart from journalists in prison, dozens of
newspaper distributors are also held in prison.
According to the most recent report of Bianet
published on 31 January, at least 30 newspaper
distributors are currently held in prison.
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