İSTANBUL- Calling for participation in the night of solidarity with  the free press organized by MKM, journalist organizations said: "We need to show imprisoned journalists that they are not alone."

 

Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM), organizes a night of solidarity  with the free press for 16 journalists arrested at Diyarbakir on june 16. Artist Kadir Çat, Aryen band and Bandista band will take the stage at the solidarity night to be held at Şişli Cemil Candaş Cultural Center on August 28.

 

Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) Board Member Nişmiye Güler, Revolutionary Workers Union Confederation (DİSK) Press Business Board Member Tolga Balcı and the member of Mesopotamia Women Journalists Reyhan Hacıoğlu Platform called for participation  on the solidarity night to draw attention to the oppression, obstruction and arrests of journalists.

 

'THEY DON'T GIVE UP TO CONVEY THE TRUTH'

 

Stating that the free press will never compromise the ruth so they have been at the target of the governments for years, Nişmiye Güler, Member of the DFG Board of Directors said: "The free press paid a great price for its principles. Our 16 friends are arrested because they don't give up to convey the truth. The state questioned their work. The reason why the indictment has not been prepared is the effort to produce a new crime because there is no reason for arresting them. We want those who protect the press profession and the free Kurdish press to support us there. The burden is not on the shoulders of our Kurdish colleagues but also on the shoulders of journalists working in Turkey. Even in prison, the imprisoned journalist cannot continue their profession so it is necessary to go to a solidarity night to show imprisoned journalists that they are not alone."