News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to European Federalists@lemmy.world · 5 days agoTurkey: Ekrem Imamoglu is among tens of thousands of political prisonerswww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTurkey: Ekrem Imamoglu is among tens of thousands of political prisonerswww.dw.comNews Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to European Federalists@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squarehuppakee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoJournalists are also being targeted, “In a series of dawn raids on 24 March, at least eight journalists who had been reporting on the protests were detained from their homes. Internet users experienced bandwidth reduction that lasted for 42 hours, restricting access to social media and news sites and more than 700 accounts of journalists, activists and opposition figures on Twitter/X have been blocked.” (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/turkiye-unlawful-and-indiscriminate-attacks-on-peaceful-protesters-must-end-and-protest-bans-must-be-lifted-immediately/)
Journalists are also being targeted,
“In a series of dawn raids on 24 March, at least eight journalists who had been reporting on the protests were detained from their homes. Internet users experienced bandwidth reduction that lasted for 42 hours, restricting access to social media and news sites and more than 700 accounts of journalists, activists and opposition figures on Twitter/X have been blocked.” (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/turkiye-unlawful-and-indiscriminate-attacks-on-peaceful-protesters-must-end-and-protest-bans-must-be-lifted-immediately/)