TRT Protestors, 3 Journalists Released Despite Resuming Attacks

Police released 25 women demonstrators and 3 active-duty journalists who were detained within protests to bring attention to Kobane. However, DİHA reporter Çiçek and Azadiya Welat worker Bağdu were assaulted.

Erol Önderoğlu

TRT Protestors, 3 Journalists Released Despite Resuming Attacks

Detained on Sunday within protests to bring attention to ISIS’s attacks in Kobane, 25 women demonstrators affiliated with Peace Mothers Assembly and DÖKH feminist group were in Yenişehir located in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

Along with the women, police also released 3 active-duty journalists - Gökhan Altay from Dicle News Agency (DİHA), and Kader Gözüoğlu and Melek Yüksel from Women News Agency (JİNHA).

Reporter assaulted

On the other hand, DİHA reporter Mehmet Zeki Çiçek has reportedly been assaulted by 5 special-ops police officers in İdil located in the southeastern province of Şırnak on October 10.

It was claimed that the police pointed their guns at the journalist even though he presented his credentials and fired their guns. While Çiçek was not affected by the attack, he suffered from bruises in his face and body due to the police attack.

Azadiya Welat worker gravely injured

It was also reported that Fırat Distribution Co and Kurdish-language newspaper Azadiya Welat worker Kadri Bağdu has been assaulted with guns as of this morning in Seyhan district, Adana.

Hospitalized, Bağdu was reportedly shot in the back of the neck. (EÖ/BM).

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.