World Press Freedom Day tomorrow: 32 journalists jailed in Europe
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day (#WPFD), tomorrow, the European Federation of Journalists strongly calls for release of imprisoned journalists in Europe.
With their affiliates in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus, the EFJ and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) are following closely the cases of 33 imprisoned journalists in Europe. All of them are in prison just for having done their job.
Together with the Helsinki Commission, the EFJ call on again the authorities of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia to release those journalists who remain imprisoned.
We will not forget them…
Turkey (follow the IFJ/EFJ campaign “Set journalists free in Turkey”)
- Seyithan Akyüz, December 11, 2009
- Miktat Algül, May 17, 2010
- Sevcan Atak, June 18, 2010
- Mehmet Baransu, March 2, 2015
- Mikail Barut, August 29, 2012
- Ferhat Çiftçi, February 16, 2011
- Şahabettin Demir, May 9, 2010
- Hamit Dilbahar, February 13, 2010
- Cengiz Doğan, April 20, 2009
- Hatice Duman, April 1, 2003
- Mustafa Gök, February 1, 2004
- Cüneyt Hacıoğlu, September 2, 2013
- Hidayet Karaca, December 14, 2014
- Kenan Karavil, December 11, 2009
- Ali Konar, May 27, 2010
- Kamuran Sunbat,
- Erdal Süsem, February 1, 2010
- Ensar Tunca, February 15, 2011
- Sami Tunca, September 17, 2013
- Nuri Yeşil, May 27, 2010
- Erol Zavar, January 20, 2007
Azerbaijan
- Sardar Alibeili, July 31, 2013
- Nijat Aliyev, May 20, 2012
- Araz Guliyev, September 8, 2012
- Parviz Hashimli, September 17, 2013
- Seymur Hazi, August 29, 2014
- Khadija Ismayilova, December 5, 2014
- Hilal Mamedov, June 21, 2012
- Rauf Mirkadyrov, April 19, 2014
- Tofiq Yaqublu, January 24, 2013
- Avaz Zeynally, October 28, 2011
Russia
- Sergei Reznik, November 26, 2013
Belarus
- Aleksandr Alesin, November 25, 2014, released but still facing charges and not allowed to travel abroad
Last edited on 5.05.2015 with update on Aleksandr Alesin.
