European Federation of Journalists

41 journalists will spend New Year’s Eve in prison in Europe


The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) strongly calls for release of imprisoned journalists in Europe. Following the reports from the national affiliates of the EFJ, 44 journalists will spend New Year’s Eve in prison in Europe: 30 in Turkey, 10 in Azerbaijan and one in Russia.

With their affiliates in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Russia, the EFJ and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) are following closely the cases of imprisoned journalists in Europe. All of them are in prison just for having done their job.

Together with the Helsinki Commission, the EFJ calls on again the authorities of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia to release those journalists.

We will not forget them…

 

Turkey (follow the IFJ/EFJ campaign “Set journalists free in Turkey”)

  1. Ali Konar, May 27, 2010
  2. Beritan Canözer, December 19, 2015
  3. Can Dündar, November 27, 2015
  4. Deniz Babir, December 15, 2015
  5. Erdal Süsem, February 1, 2010
  6. Erdem Gül, November 27, 2015
  7. Erol Zavar, January 20, 2007
  8. Özgür Amed, February 23, 2015
  9. Ferhat Çiftçi, February 16, 2011
  10. Gurbet Çakar,
  11. Gültekin Avcı, September 20, 2015
  12. Hamit Dilbahar, February 13, 2010
  13. Hatice Duman, April 1, 2003
  14. Hidayet Karaca, December 19, 2014
  15. İdris Yılmaz, November 14, 2015
  16. Kamuran Sunbat,
  17. Kenan Karavil, December 11, 2009
  18. Mesut Aslan,
  19. Mehmet Baransu, March 2, 2015
  20. Mikail Barut, August 29, 2012
  21. Miktat Algül, May 17, 2010
  22. Muhammed İsmail Rasool, August 27, 2015
  23. Mustafa Gök, February 1, 2004
  24. Nuri Yeşil, May 27, 2010
  25. Sami Tunca, September 17, 2013
  26. Seyithan Akyüz, December 11, 2009
  27. Şahabettin Demir, May 9, 2010
  28. Tahsin Sağaltıcı, June 5, 2015
  29. Yılmaz Kahraman
  30. Zeki Karakuş

 

Azerbaijan

  1. Sardar Alibeili, July 31, 2013
  2. Nijat Aliyev, May 20, 2012
  3. Araz Guliyev, September 8, 2012
  4. Parviz Hashimli, September 17, 2013
  5. Seymur Hazi, August 29, 2014
  6. Khadija Ismayilova, December 5, 2014
  7. Hilal Mamedov, June 21, 2012
  8. Rauf Mirkadyrov, April 19, 2014
  9. Tofiq Yaqublu, January 24, 2013
  10. Avaz Zeynally, October 28, 2011

 

Russia

  1. Sergei Reznik, November 26, 2013

 

(Picture credit: Ozan Kose / AFP)