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Turkey’s top court finds journalist Cemil Uğur’s arrest for reporting on torture unlawful

Turkey’s top court finds journalist Cemil Uğur’s arrest for reporting on torture unlawful

The Constitutional Court has concluded that “the right to personal liberty and security” of journalist Cemil Uğur has been violated. The journalist spent six months in pre-trial detention after reporting on torture in Turkey’s Van province.

8 February 2022

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Put on trial for reporting on torture in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, journalists Bilen, Uğur, Abi, Sala and Durgut have been acquitted of “membership of a terrorist organization”. Sala is given a deferred prison sentence for “propaganda”.

Court rejects appeal against release of journalists reporting on torture

Court rejects appeal against release of journalists reporting on torture

Arrested after reporting on two citizens thrown from a helicopter in Van, four journalists were released last week. The Van 6th Heavy Penal Court has rejected the prosecutor’s objection to the release of the journalists.

Four journalists released after spending six months under arrest for reporting on torture

Four journalists released after spending six months under arrest for reporting on torture

Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala were in pre-trial detention for reporting on an incident of torture in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists covering torture

Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists covering torture

Arrested shortly after they reported it with documents that Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban had been thrown from a helicopter following their detention by soldiers in Van, four journalists have been indicted after serving 130 days in pre-trial detention.

16 February 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘If his press card not given by Presidency, he is not a journalist’

JUSTICE MINISTRY

‘If his press card not given by Presidency, he is not a journalist’

The Constitutional Court requested the Justice Ministry’s opinion on the arrest of journalist Cemil Uğur, who reported on the two citizens thrown from a helicopter in Van. The Ministry has said, “He is not a press member.”

15 February 2021

Arrested for reporting on torture, journalists behind bars for 101 days

Arrested for reporting on torture, journalists behind bars for 101 days

Arrested for having reported on Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, who were thrown from a helicopter and tortured by soldiers in Van, Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala have been behind bars for 101 days, with no indictment.

18 January 2021

‘It is journalism that has been arrested’

ARRESTED FOR REPORTING TORTURE

‘It is journalism that has been arrested’

Arrested for reporting the allegations that Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban were dropped from a military helicopter in Van, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Cemil Uğur has sent a letter from prison: "We tried to bring the truth to people at all costs.”

23 October 2020

‘Turkey should bring charges against real crimes against humanity’

ARREST OF 4 JOURNALISTS IN VAN

‘Turkey should bring charges against real crimes against humanity’

After four journalists were arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, the Coalition for Women in Journalism has released a statement calling on Turkey to stop “putting politically-polarized pressures on press freedom."

13 October 2020

4 journalists arrested in Van province

4 journalists arrested in Van province

Taken into custody in Turkey’s eastern province of Van on October 6, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporters Cemil Uğur and Adnan Bilen, Jinnews reporter Şehriban Abi and journalist Nazan Sala have been arrested.

12 October 2020

Evrensel Correspondent Cemil Uğur Arrested

Evrensel Correspondent Cemil Uğur Arrested

Being released on probation after 16-day detention, correspondent Cemil Uğur was taken to court from the police station where he went to obtain permission to go out of the province.

Evrensel Reporters Uğur, Polat Released

Evrensel Reporters Uğur, Polat Released

Following the 16-day detention, Evrensel reporters Cemil Uğur and Halil İbrahim have been released on probation.

8 September 2016

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

The European Federation of Journalists has made a call for the immediate release of two Evrensel reporters, Uğur and Polat, who have been in detention for 15 days without contact with the outside world.

7 September 2016