Index on Censorship condemns Türksat’s decision to drop independent broadcaster IMC TV’s signal.
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Index on Censorship welcomes the release of journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül. The charges against them must be dropped.
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Anuska Delic (Photo: Delo)
It was February 2013 when the police knocked on the door of Anuska Delic’s mother. The two officers had arrived at the house in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana at 8am to speak with her daughter concerning a criminal investigation.
Delic, a journalist for the well-respected daily newspaper Delo, was being charged with disseminating classified information. According to the stern-faced officers at her mother’s door, she could face up to three years in prison if found guilty.
“She called me up and was freaking out,” Delic said. She was furious and didn’t understand why the police went to her family home, as she is registered as living elsewhere. “I told my mother to give the phone to one of the police officers,” she said. “I first asked them to apologise to my mother.” Read More
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar explores the trend toward barring journalists from public debates about housing asylum seekers
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project identifies an abundance of verified threats, violations and limitations
