CPJ, partners condemn multiple journalist arrests in Turkey, demand their release

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 26 other press freedom and human rights organizations Wednesday in condemning the detentions and arrests of at least 11 journalists in the past two weeks leading up to the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.

“The targeting of critical journalists also cannot be viewed in isolation,” the statement said, asking for their immediate release. The organizations also urged Turkish authorities to drop all charges against the journalists and to end the misuse of the country’s laws against journalism.

Read the full statement here.