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MEPs join IFEX members in call for return of rule of law in Turkey (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 15, 2019

Forty-seven MEPs and 14 press freedom groups joined a resolution underscoring the lack of effective domestic legal remedies for journalists targeted in Turkey's media crackdown.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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