The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 press freedom and human rights organizations in an April 28 joint statement condemning Turkey’s frequent use of its disinformation law for prosecuting and imprisoning journalists. The signatories urged the Turkish authorities to release all journalists imprisoned under this law and ultimately repeal it.
“Turkey’s disinformation law is structurally incompatible with international press freedom standards. Its language fails to define clearly what constitutes ‘untrue information’ or to specify what content poses a threat to national security or public order,” the statement said.
Read the joint statement here.
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