Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repeal

Press-Freedom Organisations · 2026-04-28 · EU · verified record

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Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repeal The undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known as the “disinformation law” — to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists, and call on the government to repeal the provision immediately and release all journalists imprisoned under it. 28.04.2026 Since the law entered into force in October 2022, at least 83 journalists have b

Turkey: International organisations condemn escalating use of “disinformation law” against journalists and call for its repeal The undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organisations strongly condemn the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal

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