“Especially the Kurdish journalists have been the target due to the war which has been ongoing in Southeastern Turkey since the June 7 Elections. 18 of the arrested journalists are from the Kurdish media. Due to oppressions and media blackouts which have recently increasing, nine reporters from DİHA (Dicle News Agency) have been arrested.
“Özellikle 7 Haziran seçimlerinden beri Güneydoğuda süren savaş nedeniyle Kürt gazeteciler hedefte. Tutuklu 38 gazetecinin 18'i Kürt medyasından. Son aylarda artan baskı ve karartmalar nedeniyle DİHA'dan dokuz muhabir tutuklandı.