Journalist Kara Sent to Prison

Journalist Sinan Kara had been taken under custody and sent to prison, while visiting Batman, for a pending sentence. Hell stay 146 days in prison, told Becerikli of IHD. Sinan Kara had faced numerous trials for his articles in his now-closed newspaper

Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Sinan Kara has been taken under custody and sent to Batman prison concerning a standing conviction.

He was arrested as he was visiting the southeastern city of Batman for preparations of an upcoming book on the region.

Kara would serve his 146-day imprisonment sentence pending from a case that was put forward while he was the owner of the now-closed Datça Haber local newspaper, Human Rights Association (İHD) Batman branch chair Saadet Becerikli told bianet.

He had founded another newspaper, Ege'nin Sesi, as Kara faced numerous trials for trivial violations of procedures or such during his time with Datça Haber.

Lastly, he was convicted of affronting Datça province governor Savaş Tuncer in the book that he wrote during a previous imprisonment.(EO/EÜ)

Erol Önderoğlu

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İstanbul Üniversitesi Fransız Filolojisi Bölümü'nden mezun. 1996'da muhabiri olduğu uluslararası Sınır Tanımayan Gazeteciler (RSF) örgütünün Türkiye temsilcisi olarak çalışıyor. 1999'dan beri İPS İletişim Vakfı'nın projesi olan bianet sitesinde, Hukuki Destek Masası koordinatörü, ifade özgürlüğü editörü ve yayın yönetmeni olarak çalıştı. 4.800'den fazla imzalı haber ve makalesi bulunuyor. Bizim Gazete ve Güncel Hukuk dergisi için haber ve makaleler yazdı. Halen bianet'te Medya Gözlem Raporları'nı hazırlıyor.