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The last trial against Gerger Fırat newspaper ended in acquittal while courts continued to block access to articles and news portals.

Government ally Bahçeli called six TV pundits "hired guns" of the main opposition party, Hrant Dink's family said the ruling in the murder case was like "as if so many hearings were not held."

Four journalists were acquitted of "terrorism-related" charges, reports about the incident of sexual harassment at a university were blocked and a newspaper received a public ad ban in two weeks.

Two journalists were acquitted of insulting the president, one was sentenced to pay damages to a military consultation company close to the government and one was sentenced to prison on "terrorism" charges.

Four employees of Özgür Gündem received prison sentences, reports about Berat Albayrak were banned, 48 journalists stood trial in two weeks.

About four-and-a-half years after the closure of Van TV because of its alleged “terrorist connections,” all but one defendant in the trial of its employees and owners were acquitted of “terrorist propaganda.”

Reports about the opposition-led İstanbul Municipality's legal action against AKP-era officials' alleged wrongdoing have been blocked by courts since last month.

The two journalists who co-authored the book face several charges while reports about the content of the book are getting blocked to access.

Having spent 155 days on remand, a journalist was released after her first hearing while a lawsuit against three journalists over their reports on the killing of Berkin Elvan, 15, during the Gezi Park protests continued.

One journalist has been given a deferred prison sentence for "insulting Erdoğan" and three rights defenders' acquittal of "terrorist propaganda" has been overturned.

Trials continued for journalists who have been charged with "insulting the president," "disrespecting the religious beliefs of a group," "trying to weaken the economy," and "membership of a terrorist organization."

The first case without a hearing has been held as per the new law, two journalists have been acquitted of "degrading the state" and two have been released after being arrested for revealing an incident of sexual abuse allegedly involving AKP politicians.