This is what has been going on with the press concerning the protests in Turkey against their self-appointed dictator, Erdogan: From an article from NationalTurk: "While CNN International showed live images of the dramatic clashes between police and protesters, the Turkish channel aired a documentary about penguins." "The group Reporters Without Borders was able to verify that 36 journalists are currently behind bars in Turkey." "According to Reporters Without Borders, at least 14 journalists have already been injured, some severely, during reporting on the protests against the Erdogan government. “All journalists in Turkey are afraid,” says Sik, “afraid of being fired and afraid of being arrested.” The government, he adds, is trying to intimidate and silence all critics, which leads to self-censorship. Erdogan flatly contradicted the chancellor at the joint press conference. “No more than a handful” of journalists had been arrested in Turkey, he said, and “not because of their articles, but because they are putschists, arms smugglers and terrorists.”
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:20:19 +0000
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