Europe & ex-USSR - “President Erdogan, we hold you responsible for their safety”

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today organized the first news conference to be given by Cumhuriyet editor Can Dündar since his release from Silivri prison on 26 February, ending 92 days in pre-trial detention. Addressing a room packed with journalists in Istanbul's Elite World Hotel, Dündar denounced “the climate of fear that the Erdogan regime has spread among journalists.” “We are journalists, not functionaries working for the state,” he said. “It is our duty to provide the public with (...)

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