Turkey orders detention of 47 more journalists
Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, a government official said, part of a widening crackdown on supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding a failed military coup. “Today’s detentions cover executives and some staff including columnists of (the now defunct) Zaman newspaper, the Gulen movement’s flagship media organisation,” the official,...
Turkey issues detention warrant for 42 journalists
Turkish authorities issued warrants for the detention of 42 journalists on Monday (Jul 25), private broadcaster NTV reported, the latest in a widening crackdown that followed a failed coup by the military. Well known commentator and former parliamentarian Nazli Ilicak was among those for whom a warrant was issued, NTV reported. Turkish authorities have suspended, detained or placed under investigation more than 60,000 soldiers,...
MP Nadiya Savchenko calls journalists dogs and jackals
Nadiya Savchenko, who now serves as a member of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), came to her first working day a few hours before the doors of the building opened. Elected as an MP from Fatherland Party on October 2014, Savchenko took part in the work of the Parliament for the first time. Once on the rostrum, she stated that she would not let Ukraine forget about those who were killed in battles on the Donbass. “I am...
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