This is a very serious charge with grave implications for the safety of media professionals. Refusing to address these reports in a substantive way only fuels suspicions.
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There's no due process and it's setting a terrible example in a country where the United States' goal supposedly is to establish democracy.Ann Cooper
Turkey has made important progress in reforming restrictive media laws as it seeks to join the European Union, and the court should not allow hard-liners to take the country backward. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these journalists.
Ann Cooper
We welcome this important court decision. The government should withdraw these spurious charges against all of the former Daily News journalists, repeal AIPPA and allow the Daily News to reopen.
Ann Cooper
Turkey is on the way to removing curbs on the media as it seeks to join the European Union, but cases like this undermine that progress. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these five journalists when it reconvenes in April.
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While we were initially pleased that the government had dropped its baseless charge against Zhao, his continued detention shows the government's cavalier attitude toward due process and the rule of law. We call for his immediate release.
Ann Cooper
It is outrageous that a journalist should be thrown into jail for investigating the behavior of public officials and held without due process.
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