After a decade-long legal battle, an ex-special forces police officer is sentenced to five years in prison for using excessive force against journalist Maria Lebedeva during the police crackdown on protests in Maidan Square in 2013.

KGB bans Justyna Prus from the country days after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka signs law allowing authorities to bar foreign correspondents.

French journalists hit with crowbars while covering violent uprising after police kill teenager.

Journalist Harmony Pondy-Nyaga was forcibly removed by police while filming an environmental protest in Paris.

Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Sadigova was obstructed by police and told to stop filming outside Ganja’s courthouse.

Journalist Banu Acun detained at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport upon entering Turkey.

Gazeteci Banu Acun, Türkiye’ye giriş yaptığı sırada İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı’nda gözaltına alındı.

Police prevented journalist Sibel Tekin and her lawyer from holding a press conference in front of the courthouse where the first hearing against Sibel was held.

Turkey: Journalists Threatened While Following Healthcare Strike For Murdered Doctor In Konya

CFWIJ and the undersigned eight national and international press freedom organizations demand an end to the systemic violence against journalists in Turkey.

The third hearing of the trial for three police officers who viciously and deliberately attacked reporter Beyza Kural Yılancı was held.

Journalists were subjected to police brutality following a demonstration against the Ankara Mayor.

The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) has criticized the action of the Tripura Police and demanded that the UAPA charges against Shyam Meera Singh be dropped. Singh was booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after he tweeted about the violence underway in the state of Tripura at the behest of right-wing Hindu extremists.

Journalist Anila Hoxha and her cameraman were almost killed when a police officer, who has since been dismissed, pushed them into an abyss as they approached prominent businessman Ruzhdi Hoxha’s murder site. Anila and her cameraman were reporting on the murder investigation and were at the site on Dajti mountain, where Ruzhdi Hoxha’s body was found. A video shared on the internet showed a police officer pushing the journalist and the cameraman in order to prevent them from filming the ongoing investigation. Anila and her cameraman fortunately managed to escape death and were pulled up from the edge by others on site. The abusive police officer was dismissed after the attack was widely criticized. However, this is not the first instance of mistreatment of journalists at the hands of the police in the country.

İstanbul’da Emek Barış ve Demokrasi Güçleri‘nin, düzenleyeceği 1 Eylül Dünya Barış Günü mitinginin engellenmesi üzerine yapılan basın açıklamasına polis müdahale etti. Müdahaleyi görüntüleyen gazeteci Eylem Nazlıer’in telefonuna polis el koymaya kalktı. Basın açıklamasını takip eden en az dört kadın gazeteci ise polis ablukasına alınarak haber yapma hakkı ihlal edildi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak gazetecilere karşı sürekli uygulanan polis şiddetini kınıyoruz. Türk yetkililerden, söz konusu baskılara derhal son verilmesini talep ediyoruz.