International media watchdogs slammed Turkish authorities
International media watchdog groups called Friday for the immediate release of several Turkish journalists detained Thursday as part of a controversial coup probe, saying Turkey is “intimidating and threatening” the press.
“Actions like this have a strong chilling effect on media freedom. It clearly illustrates the need for Turkey to reform its media laws,” Dunja Mijatovic, media representative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, or OSCE, said in a statement.
“The detained journalists should be immediately released without any conditions,” she said.