Journalists Outside Group Call for March on October 28: Come for Justice

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Cumhuriyet daily newspaper’s correspondent Ahmet Şık has been deprived of his freedom for 300 days.

Drawing attention to Şık’s custody, the Journalists Outside group and freedom of the press defenders have called for attendance to the march to be held in Kadıköy, İstanbul on October 28.

The Journalists Outside group will organize a rally ahead of the Cumhuriyet trial to be held on October 31.

The march that will start at Kadıköy Mehmet Ayvalıtaş Square on October 28, Saturday, will be held with the “Come for justice, come for freedom, come hand-in-hand” slogan.

* The Journalists Outside: When Ahmet Şık was arrested in Oda TV trial in 2011, a journalists’ initiative called “Friends of Ahmet and Nedim (ANGA)” has started to organize demonstrations. The initiative has been named “The Journalists Outside” after Şık and Şener were released a year later. They carry on with their protests and demonstrations for their colleagues in prison due to OdaTV, KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Press, and  Cumhuriyet trials. (EA/TK)