At least ten journalists with pro-Kurdish media outlets were arrested on 25 April for alleged membership of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Turkish authorities to release them and stop these repeated press freedom violations.
Absent any credible evidence of wrongdoing, Turkey should release dozens of Kurdish journalists, political party officials, and lawyers arrested in raids on April 25, 2023, in advance of the May 14 national elections, 18 organizations including Human Rights Watch said today. The following is their statement: