Turkey: Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish journalists Keskin and Çapan to prison

March 29, 2018

A Turkish court sentenced pro-Kurdish journalists Eren Keskin and Reyhan Çapan to 7,5 years in prison for contempt of the state by the articles published in pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem newspaper.

According to a report by Fırat news agency (ANF) on Thursday, Eren Keskin, who is also a long-time human rights activists and a lawyer, was sentenced to jail term for her activities at the time that she worked as editor-in-chief for Özgür Gündem newspaper.

İstanbul 2nd Criminal Court sentenced Keskin and Çapan to 2 years and 3 months each for contempt of the state. In another case, both journalists were sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison for allegedly insulting autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Journalists Hüseyin Aykol and Ersin Çaksu were also sentenced to jail terms.

Özgür Gündem newspaper was shut down back in August 2016 by a Turkish government decree under emergency rule declared in the aftermath of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Turkey is the biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

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https://stockholmcf.org/turkish-court-sentences-pro-kurdish-journalists-keskin-and-capan-to-prison/

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-lift-state-emergency-without-delay-eu-annual-140255246.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eren_Keskin

http://www.diken.com.tr/avukat-eren-keskine-ozgur-gundem-davasindan-7-5-yil-hapis-cezasi/ (TURKCE)

https://rojinfo.com/3947-2/ (FRANCAIS)

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eren_Keskin (FRANCAIS)

http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20180329/442030801317/turquia-condena-carcel-abogada-derechos-humanos.html (ESPANOL)

https://anfdeutsch.com/menschenrechte/eren-keskin-ich-werde-weiter-kaempfen-3606  (DEUTSCH)

https://riforma.it/it/articolo/2018/04/04/il-tribunale-permanente-dei-popoli-e-i-diritti-violati-dei-curdi (ITALIANO)

https://www.dn.pt/lusa/interior/condenacoes-e-prisoes-de-jornalistas-acusados-por-terrorismo-intensificam-se-na-turquia-9223284.html (PORTUGUES)

Conseil @Avocats_Paris a pris connaissance du projet de radiation dont ErenKeskin est l’objet pr des faits en relation manifeste avec son exercice et ses engagements prof #Turquie@Avocats_Paris désigne à l’unanimité @KeskinEren1 membre d'honneur du Barreau de Paris #Hosgeldiniz pic.twitter.com/TZM9aRhen5

— Rusen Aytac (@Rusen_Aytac) March 13, 2018

By a unanimous vote, the Paris Bar Council welcomes Lawyer Eren Keskin, from Istanbul, as honorary member of the Paris Bar.
As a lawyer, she faces multiple prosecutions. Everything is tried to shut her down.
It is an honor for us to support her. @istbarosu pic.twitter.com/yQoYnanWv2

— Martin PRADEL (@MartinPradel) March 13, 2018

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