The Turkish government has imposed a "substantial" fine on Meta Platforms Inc. for failing to comply with requests to limit content, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesperson for the company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. The exact amount of the fine was not...
An Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer detained in Turkey during mass protests earlier this week was released on Thursday, AFP reported.AFP previously requested the rapid release of Yasin Akgul, stating that he was not a part of the protest and that his imprisonment was "unacceptable." The...
The European Union condemned Turkey on Thursday for detaining journalists covering mass protests, urging the country to uphold press freedom. European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier stated that Brussels "deplores the arrests of journalists and shutdown of social media accounts,"...
Social media network X announced on Wednesday that it filed an individual application before the Turkish Constitutional Court after the country's Information and Communication Technologies Authority requested that it delete 126 accounts amid mass protests in the country. The agency...
Agence France-Presse Chairman and CEO Fabrice Fries demanded on Tuesday the "rapid release" of its photographer Yasin Akgul, who was arrested for his coverage of demonstrations in Istanbul that followed the city mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest."Yasin Akgul was not part of the protest. As a...
A photographer for Agence France Presse (AFP) was arrested in Turkey on Tuesday after a protest rally in support of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.The detained reporter's lawyer said an Istanbul court ordered his arrest, according to AFP.Yesterday, Turkish authorities detained nine...
European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier urged Turkey on Monday to adhere to democratic principles as a candidate for EU membership and a Council of Europe member. His remarks came after the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, which...
Protesters gathered in Turkey's Istanbul on Thursday after the arrest of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu yesterday, a prominent opposition politician and opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.People took to the streets for the second day to protest against the government and after the...
Students leading a mass protest in Belgrade, Serbia reminded participants to keep the rally peaceful and introduced a blue flare as a signal in case of violence.
They emphasized their commitment to nonviolence, stating that if blue smoke appears, it means an incident has occurred. In such a case,...
Crowds are gathering across Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday ahead of a major protest demanding accountability for the deadly train station collapse in Novi Sad last November. The disaster killed 15 people and injured two, sparking nationwide outrage and months of demonstrations. University...
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