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WORLD'S PRESS URGES KERRY TO RAISE PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES WITH TURKEY
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14:28, February 28, 2013
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
and the World Editors Forum have called on the newly appointed US
Secretary of State, John Kerry, to raise press freedom concerns with
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Mr Kerry's visit
to Turkey on Friday.
In a letter to Secretary Kerry, WAN-IFRA, the global organisation of
the world's newspapers and news publishers, highlighted the plight of
jailed journalists in Turkey and called for greater press freedoms
and the end to the use of criminal charges to punish journalists
simply for doing their jobs.
Turkey has more journalists in its jails than any other country in
the world.
"Turkey's position as the world's largest jailer of journalists is
simply unacceptable," said the WAN-IFRA letter. "A country so often
hailed as the democratic example for the aspirations of an entire
region, one with such a history-rich and high caliber press, cannot
condone the imprisonment of journalists."
Turkey denies jailing journalists and often instead claims they are
'terrorists'. The international community has firmly rejected this
contention.
Evidence published in an October 2012 report by the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists suggests authorities "have conflated
the expression of political views the government finds offensive with
outright terrorism." There are at least 49 journalists in Turkish
jails, according to the CPJ report.
Turkey's restrictive legal environment, and its sweeping national
security measures and anti-terrorism legislation, are frequently
deployed against journalists to silence critical voices.
Having written to Turkish authorities over a range of issues in recent
years, WAN-IFRA is urging Secretary Kerry to raise the issue of press
freedom and "to seek the freedom of all journalists imprisoned for
their writing as a matter of urgency."
Read the full letter http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/72798/
More on WAN-IFRA and WEF press freedom initiatives can be found at
http://www.wan-ifra.org
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with
subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the
global organisation of the world's newspapers and news publishers. It
represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and
over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is
to defend and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial
integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
and the World Editors Forum have called on the newly appointed US
Secretary of State, John Kerry, to raise press freedom concerns with
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Mr Kerry's visit
to Turkey on Friday.
In a letter to Secretary Kerry, WAN-IFRA, the global organisation of
the world's newspapers and news publishers, highlighted the plight of
jailed journalists in Turkey and called for greater press freedoms
and the end to the use of criminal charges to punish journalists
simply for doing their jobs.
Turkey has more journalists in its jails than any other country in
the world.
"Turkey's position as the world's largest jailer of journalists is
simply unacceptable," said the WAN-IFRA letter. "A country so often
hailed as the democratic example for the aspirations of an entire
region, one with such a history-rich and high caliber press, cannot
condone the imprisonment of journalists."
Turkey denies jailing journalists and often instead claims they are
'terrorists'. The international community has firmly rejected this
contention.
Evidence published in an October 2012 report by the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists suggests authorities "have conflated
the expression of political views the government finds offensive with
outright terrorism." There are at least 49 journalists in Turkish
jails, according to the CPJ report.
Turkey's restrictive legal environment, and its sweeping national
security measures and anti-terrorism legislation, are frequently
deployed against journalists to silence critical voices.
Having written to Turkish authorities over a range of issues in recent
years, WAN-IFRA is urging Secretary Kerry to raise the issue of press
freedom and "to seek the freedom of all journalists imprisoned for
their writing as a matter of urgency."
Read the full letter http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/72798/
More on WAN-IFRA and WEF press freedom initiatives can be found at
http://www.wan-ifra.org
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with
subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the
global organisation of the world's newspapers and news publishers. It
represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and
over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is
to defend and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial
integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/23937/world%E2%80%99s-press-urges-kerry-to-raise-press-freedom-issues-with-turkey.html
14:28, February 28, 2013
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
and the World Editors Forum have called on the newly appointed US
Secretary of State, John Kerry, to raise press freedom concerns with
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Mr Kerry's visit
to Turkey on Friday.
In a letter to Secretary Kerry, WAN-IFRA, the global organisation of
the world's newspapers and news publishers, highlighted the plight of
jailed journalists in Turkey and called for greater press freedoms
and the end to the use of criminal charges to punish journalists
simply for doing their jobs.
Turkey has more journalists in its jails than any other country in
the world.
"Turkey's position as the world's largest jailer of journalists is
simply unacceptable," said the WAN-IFRA letter. "A country so often
hailed as the democratic example for the aspirations of an entire
region, one with such a history-rich and high caliber press, cannot
condone the imprisonment of journalists."
Turkey denies jailing journalists and often instead claims they are
'terrorists'. The international community has firmly rejected this
contention.
Evidence published in an October 2012 report by the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists suggests authorities "have conflated
the expression of political views the government finds offensive with
outright terrorism." There are at least 49 journalists in Turkish
jails, according to the CPJ report.
Turkey's restrictive legal environment, and its sweeping national
security measures and anti-terrorism legislation, are frequently
deployed against journalists to silence critical voices.
Having written to Turkish authorities over a range of issues in recent
years, WAN-IFRA is urging Secretary Kerry to raise the issue of press
freedom and "to seek the freedom of all journalists imprisoned for
their writing as a matter of urgency."
Read the full letter http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/72798/
More on WAN-IFRA and WEF press freedom initiatives can be found at
http://www.wan-ifra.org
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with
subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the
global organisation of the world's newspapers and news publishers. It
represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and
over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is
to defend and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial
integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
and the World Editors Forum have called on the newly appointed US
Secretary of State, John Kerry, to raise press freedom concerns with
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Mr Kerry's visit
to Turkey on Friday.
In a letter to Secretary Kerry, WAN-IFRA, the global organisation of
the world's newspapers and news publishers, highlighted the plight of
jailed journalists in Turkey and called for greater press freedoms
and the end to the use of criminal charges to punish journalists
simply for doing their jobs.
Turkey has more journalists in its jails than any other country in
the world.
"Turkey's position as the world's largest jailer of journalists is
simply unacceptable," said the WAN-IFRA letter. "A country so often
hailed as the democratic example for the aspirations of an entire
region, one with such a history-rich and high caliber press, cannot
condone the imprisonment of journalists."
Turkey denies jailing journalists and often instead claims they are
'terrorists'. The international community has firmly rejected this
contention.
Evidence published in an October 2012 report by the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists suggests authorities "have conflated
the expression of political views the government finds offensive with
outright terrorism." There are at least 49 journalists in Turkish
jails, according to the CPJ report.
Turkey's restrictive legal environment, and its sweeping national
security measures and anti-terrorism legislation, are frequently
deployed against journalists to silence critical voices.
Having written to Turkish authorities over a range of issues in recent
years, WAN-IFRA is urging Secretary Kerry to raise the issue of press
freedom and "to seek the freedom of all journalists imprisoned for
their writing as a matter of urgency."
Read the full letter http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/72798/
More on WAN-IFRA and WEF press freedom initiatives can be found at
http://www.wan-ifra.org
WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with
subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the
global organisation of the world's newspapers and news publishers. It
represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and
over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is
to defend and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial
integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.