"IFJ denounces military's 'media blacklist', denial of press accreditation to critical journalists
Country/Topic: Turkey
Date: 15 March 2007
Source: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Person(s):
Target(s): journalist(s)
Type(s) of violation(s):
Urgency: Threat
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 13 March 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:
European Journalists Call on Turkish Military to End Use of 'Media Black List'
The International Federation of Journalist and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today called on the Turkish military to stop classifying journalists by their perceived attitude toward the military and using that classification to grant or deny press accreditations."
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