Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart and four of his colleagues at Cumhuriyet newspaper absolved

Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart and four of his colleagues at Cumhuriyet newspaper absolved

Cartoonist Musa Kart (centre) with his colleagues after the release. Photo Cumhuriyet The 16th criminal chamber of the Supreme Court decided to suspend the execution of the sentences of the five journalists of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet. Their release is ordered. The acquittal comes after a long pilgrimage of appeals and in and

Musa Kart, winner of the International Press Cartoon Award

Musa Kart, winner of the International Press Cartoon Award

Short documentary on Kart Muse produced by Cartooning for Peace. In the video, the author explains, among other things, his sentimental relationship with cartooning and thanks readers and "the cartoonist family of the world" for the support he received during the time he spent in prison and continues to receive during the long

Turkey sentences 14 journalists from Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on terrorism charges

Turkey sentences 14 journalists from Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on terrorism charges

Turkey sentences 14 journalists of the daily Cumhuriyet to prison for terrorism. A court in Istanbul convicted 14 employees of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from two and a half to seven and a half years on charges of supporting, through their reporting, organisations that Turkey considers

Cumhuriyet, the shame counter

Cumhuriyet, the shame counter

Cartoonist Musa Kart, along with nine of his colleagues from the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, is 43 days in prison today. Photograph and names of the 10 imprisoned Since the fourth day of the journalists' detention, the newspaper has published on its masthead a counter of the number of days they have been in

Erdogan and freedoms

Erdogan and freedoms

Erdogan and freedoms. The cartoon of Sunday 07/10/16 on CTXT For Erdogan, freedoms are a dead letter. And press freedom is no exception. After wiping out a lot of newspapers, closing radio stations and TV channels, he is continuing with the big purge in which at least 130 journalists have been arrested after