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Court Decides to Release Chief Editor of Kurdish Daily

AZADİYE WELAT

Court Decides to Release Chief Editor of Kurdish Daily

A court ruled to release Vedat Kurşun, the chief editor of the Kurdish daily Azadiye Welat, in accordance with the Third Judicial Reform Package that came into force earlier this month. Officials jailed some 95 journalists in July, according to the BIA Media Monitoring Report.

166-year Prison Sentence for Journalist Kurşun to be Quashed?

166-year Prison Sentence for Journalist Kurşun to be Quashed?

The Court of Appeals Public Prosecution demanded to overturn the 166.5-year prison sentence received by journalists Kurşun, former executive of the Azadiya Welat newspaper. The Court of Appeals will announce its decision on 2 March.

21 February 2011 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Associations Criticize Heavy Sentence of Kurdish Journalist

Journalist Associations Criticize Heavy Sentence of Kurdish Journalist

National and international journalists associations criticized the prison sentence of 166.5 years handed down to journalist Vedat Kurşun. The decision is viewed as highly disproportional and politically motivated. The associations urge for a review of the referring legislations.

18 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

166.5 Years' Sentence for Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun

166.5 Years' Sentence for Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun

Detained journalist Kurşun, former editorial manger of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was sentenced to 166 years and 6 months imprisonment under charges of "Membership of the PKK" and spreading PKK propaganda".

14 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Lawyer of Detained Journalist Kurşun Recused Member of Court

Lawyer of Detained Journalist Kurşun Recused Member of Court

Lawyer of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper journalist Kurşun, Serhat Eren, demanded to recuse a judge from a Diyarbakır court; the request will be decided on 13 May. Azadiya Welat correspondent Sayan from Van was released.

10 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence

Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence

The Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court Prosecutor demanded a 105-fold prison sentence for Vedat Kurşun, former chief editor of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, under charges of "spreading propaganda for a terror organization".

23 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Newspaper Editor in Detention for another 3 Months

KURDISH INITIATIVE AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Kurdish Newspaper Editor in Detention for another 3 Months

Kurdish newspaper journalist Vedat Kurşun will remain in detention for another 3 months. Kurşun has been detained for the last 10 months because of news items and articles he published in the context of the Kurdish question.

4 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Vedat Kurşun's Detention Extended to 10 Months

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Journalist Vedat Kurşun's Detention Extended to 10 Months

The Diyarbakır court decided not to release journalist Vedat Kurşun from detention. Kurşun is trialed under charges of "campaigning PKK propaganda". His lawyer Özen announced that Kurşun is trialed for his topics being picked up by other national newspapers.

11 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Vedat Kursun in Prison until 15 April

Vedat Kursun, the responsible editor of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper has been in police custody since 5 February, accused of “continuously spreading PKK propaganda.”

27 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu