Put on trial for his words, “Why did you kill these kids, explain,” Altan says verdict is momentous in terms of freedom of expression

The trial against 27 suspects, including journalist and translator Meşale Tolu, resumed at the 29th High Criminal Court of Istanbul

28 NGOs focusing on freedom of expression and human rights condemn guilty verdicts for 14 columnists and executives of Cumhuriyet daily

14 columnists and executives of the paper handed down prison sentences varying between 2 years and 6 months and 7 years and 6 months

On the centenary of the Armenian genocide, eight writers from Turkey post this letter to their fellow Armenians.

The 4th hearing of the trial against the shuttered Hayatın Sesi channel was heard at the Istanbul courthouse.

All defense statements completed on the first day of the eighth hearing

Court rejects lawyer’s request for extension of investigations, rules to keep Yeni Asya editor Kılınç in house arrest

Jailed journalist İdris Yılmaz faces new investigation; Evrensel journalist Çağrı Sarı stands trial on “slander” charge for “Paradise Papers” reports

Seventh hearing of trial into 4 academics who signed Academics for Peace petition held at Istanbul Courthouse

Fincancı, Önderoğlu appear before court for 5th hearing in trial on “propaganda” charges for taking part in campaign for Özgür Gündem

ETHA correspondent Adil Demirci jailed pending trial on “membership in terrorist organization” and “propaganda” charges; at least 163 journos in jail

Theologian Eliaçık gets 6 years and 3 months in prison for “conducting propaganda for a terrorist organization,” imposed travel ban

A total of 12 students jailed pending trial for staging protest against student group who marked Turkey’s Afrin operation with Turkish delight

Local Silvan Mücadele newspaper owner Ferhat Parlak placed in pre-trial detention on charge of “terrorist group membership”

Six journalists arrested in 3 provinces; former responsible managing editor of Evrensel faces 6 years in prison for “Paradise Papers” stories

Police take two more Boğaziçi University students into custody on campus as families of jailed students call for their release

Nazlı Ilıcak appears before court in first hearing of “espionage” case; four more Özgürlükçü Demokrasi journalists jailed