Report: 315 Turkish journalists face 47 life sentences plus 3,034 years in jail

Stockholm Center for Freedom ^ | July 27, 2018 | SCF

[Texas Fossil]

According to an Independent Communication Network (BİA) report, 315 media employees in Turkey, including reporters, columnists, executives and illustrators, face 47 aggravated life sentences, one life sentence, 3,034 years of imprisonment and TL 4.040.000 ($840,000) in damages.

The report stated that in 33 trials in April, May and June, the courts handed down two aggravated life sentences without the chance of parole and 137 years, two months and 19 days in prison to journalists on charges of supporting a failed coup in 2016, disseminating terrorist propaganda, membership in a terrorist organization, defying state institutions or insulting the president.

In that same period 22 journalists were accused by prosecutors of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with only two of them acquitted thus far.

The report also revealed that 32 news stories, 77 tweets, 22 Facebook posts and five YouTube videos were censored during those three months. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, has been blocked in Turkey since April 2017 for publishing an article that claimed Turkey and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had ties.

[Texas Fossil]

The madness continues. And after Erdogan the Islamist gained full dictatorial power in the past stolen election, is there any longer hope?

It appears from a statement by VP Pence that sanctions on Turkey by the US are pending.

Pence: US will impose sanctions on Turkey unless detained American pastor released

http://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/pence-us-will-impose-sanctions-on-turkey-unless-detained-american-pastor-released-07-26-2018 original source: AP

VP Pence said Thursday that if Turkey does not take immediate action to free Andrew Craig Brunson, "the United States of America will impose severe economic sanctions on Turkey." He spoke at the close of a three-day conference on religious freedom.

[Retvet]

I wonder is Erdogan one of the NATO dictators President Trump was referring to? Not to mention is an Islamic extremist.

[Carriage Hill]

Erdoğan needs killing, and has, for the past 10+yrs.

[dfwgator]

But.....but.......Trump declared war on journalists.

Let’s see their outrage about this from a fellow NATO member.

[dfwgator]

IMHO Trump has been soft on Erdogan so far, I hope that changes.

[Nevadan]

And the Left continues to ignore these affronts to freedom of speech and of the press, just as they ignore Islam’s treatment of women. Because when it comes to Islam, it’s “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil”. But they are daily worked into a hysterical frenzy by Trump and every word that comes out of his mouth. You would think that he is the one silencing journalists and putting them in prison and limiting the freedoms of women. How can anyone with a shred of intelligence not see the contrast?

[Bonemaker]

“Report: 315 Turkish journalists face 47 life sentences plus 3,034 years in jail..”

We have some “journalists” here that the Turks can have.

[dfwgator]

And journalists are being killed daily in Meh-Hee-Coo every day.

“But....but....but......Trump insulted us.”

[GoldenPup]

Turkey is a dictatorship. Expect the worst.

[Texas Fossil]

Dictators die. Some by bullet, others by bombs and a few of old age.

May it be soon.

[Texas Fossil]

How? They are either stupid, totally brainwashed or totally brainless (IQ of a slug). Some suffer from all three.

[Nevadan]

Re: “But....but....but......Trump insulted us.”

And he does so with the most vile and destructive and evil tool ever devised in human history: the tweet

[Texas Fossil]

Their public faux “outrage” will not change a speck of the reality.

[Texas Fossil]

US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/26/pence-us-will-sanction-turkey-unless-american-pastor-freed.html

FR Comments: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3674327/posts

[dfwgator]

And he does so with the most vile and destructive and evil tool ever devised in human history: the tweet

[Nevadan]

What’s that from? It’s great!

[dfwgator]

Monty Python, the Piranha Brothers sketch.

[Nevadan]

Thanks. I want to watch that.

[Pappy Smear]

[Texas Fossil]

Secretary Pompeo @SecPompeo 58m58 minutes ago

https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1022851284184059905

I spoke yesterday with Turkey’s Foreign Minister @MevlutCavusoglu and underscored that it is well past time for this innocent Pastor Andrew Brunson to come home.