Four Russian Journalists Sentenced to Nearly Six Years

Four Russian journalists sentenced to nearly six years

The jailed journalists — including two former DW reporters — are accused of ties to an “extremist” group linked to the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Four journalists sent to prison

As part of an investigation centered in Artvin, four journalists who were taken into custody during home raids in Istanbul on 13 June were sent to prison on charges of "membership in an illegal organization." Seven people, including six journalists, were taken into custody and then transferred to Artvin. During interrogations conducted on 14 June, the journalists were questioned about the software services they provided to news websites, the roy…

Turkey arrests 4 journalists over alleged links to ‘illegal organization’ - Stockholm Center for Freedom

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of four journalists who were detained last week in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by prosecutors in the northeastern province of Artvin, Turkish Minute reported on Tuesday. Freelance journalists Dicle Baştürk, Yavuz Akengin and Eylem Emel Yılmaz, along with Ozan Cırık, who works for the Sendika.org news website, were arrested on charges of “membership in an illegal organization,” while Semra …