Tag: European Federation of Journalists

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,  By  T-VINE
Azerbaijan calls on Armenia to hand over landmine maps after journalists and an official are killed in blast

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has called on Armenia to “hand over minefield maps” after three civilians were killed by a landmine explosion in Kalbajar district – part of the newly liberated Nagorno-Karabakh region. Tweeting about the tragic incident, which occurred on Friday, 4 June, the Foreign Minister said, “Every day they [Armenia] continue to […]

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,  By  Ceren Günel
Backlash after Hürriyet fires journalists due to their ‘union membership’

A leading Turkish daily national has come under fire after it sacked 45 of its journalists last week. Hürriyet, one of Turkey’s biggest and oldest newspapers, controversially terminated the contracts of journalists without any prior notice, many only learning of their dismissal when they tried to log on to their work emails. Turkey already suffers […]