BİA Media Monitoring Report 2016 April - May - June demonstrates that journalists have performed their duties under the threat of conviction to life-time imprisonment twice and 2,679 years and 10 months in prison in total. The data shows that 7 individuals 5 of whom were journalists have been sentenced to 3 years, 8 months and 4 days in prison with a 2 year-and-11-months reprieve and to a punitive fine of 150 euro on charges of “defaming the President” alone.
Rapora Çavdêriya li Medyayê ya BIAyê ya Nîsan-Gulan û Hezîrana 2016ê nîşan dike ku rojnamegeran du caran bi tehdîda girtina heta hetayê û bi tehdîda girtina 2.679 sal û 10 mehan karê xwe kirine. Bi tenê ji ber ‘’heqareta li serokkomarî’’ 7 kesên 5 ji wan rojnameger in, 3 sal, 8 meh û 4 roj cezayê mana di girtîgehê de(2 sal û 11 mehan hat bipaşdedan) û 31 hezar û 500 Lîre jî cezayê dayina pereyan xwariye.