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Parliament condemns the prison sentence against Turkish journalist Bülent Mumay and calls on Turkish authorities to drop charges against him and other detained media workers, journalists, political opponents, human rights defenders, civil servants and academics.¶ It deplores Turkish legislation used to silence journalists, including the 2020 social media law, the 2021 anti-money laundering law, and the 2022 disinformation law, and is concerned about a new 'foreign agent regulation' due by end of 2024.¶ Parliament calls on the EEAS to support the EU Delegation in Türkiye in intensifying trial observation of detained journalists and raising their cases with Turkish authorities.¶
Key points
- Condemns the sentence against Bülent Mumay, seeing it as part of a broader pattern of silencing critical journalism.¶
- Calls on Turkish authorities to drop charges against Mumay and all arbitrarily detained media workers, journalists, political opponents, human rights defenders, civil servants and academics.¶
- Expresses deep concern about deteriorating democratic standards, crackdown on critical voices, and targeting of independent journalists, activists and opposition members.¶
- Deplores Turkish laws (2020 social media law, 2021 anti-money laundering law, 2022 disinformation law) as tools to control and silence journalists; concerned about new 'foreign agent regulation' by end of 2024.¶
- Condemns lack of judicial independence and political instrumentalisation of the judicial system; calls on Turkish authorities to restore judicial independence and respect press freedom.¶
- Calls on the EEAS to support the EU Delegation in Türkiye in intensifying trial observation of detained journalists and raising their cases with Turkish authorities.¶
Who is affected
- Turkish authorities: asked to drop charges and restore judicial independence.¶¶
- Bülent Mumay and other detained journalists, media workers, political opponents, human rights defenders, civil servants, academics: charges should be dropped.¶
- EEAS and EU Delegation to Türkiye: tasked with intensifying trial observation and raising cases.¶
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