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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

We are deeply concerned by the #UK government’s plans to restrict repeat protests. The police already have the power to limit protest. This new amendment threatens to undermine our democratic right to protest even further:
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...

Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty

www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 2d

We're in London to hear from a panel of speakers on the 80th anniversary of the UN Security Council. Hosted by @biicl.bsky.social, panellists will discuss the current challenges and future opportunities. I think the challenges may outweigh the opportunities.
#UN #UNSecurityCouncil

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 5d

🔴 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we asked families of killed journalists what #impunity means to them and why it is crucial to prosecute the perpetrators. Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility. #IDEI2025 youtube.com/shorts/vEuU9...

End Impunity 2025: Fighting impunity is a universal responsibility

YouTube video by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

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Burhan Sonmez @burhansonmez.bsky.social · 6d

Day of the Dead 2025

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 6d

Rest in power, dearest Judith. 😥🖤💔🙇‍♂️🕊💐🙏
She was our editor, our role model, and our fountain of inspiration. May her legacy continue to enlighten our hearts and illuminate our paths. When my heart stops bleeding with this sad news, I will also write a tribute for our beloved Judith. ❤️🕊

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 7d

"She was a pioneer." Read Jo Glanville's moving tribute to Judith Vidal-Hall, our former editor-in-chief, whose dedication, integrity and wit reinvented the Index magazine and brought voices from the Global South to the forefront: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/exce...

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 7d

Join us today at 3 pm in front of the Mexican Embassy in London to honour journalists in Mexico who’ve been killed or disappeared for their work.

Can’t join in person? Create an altar wherever you are and share a photo with #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety to stand in solidarity.

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 8d

You can still visit my #BlackHistoryMonth exhibition until 31st October if you haven't had the chance to see it yet.
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️
#BHM #BHM2025

Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · Oct 1

Dear friends, we have the pleasure of inviting you to the exhibition I curated for Black History Month, featuring inspirational 11 female and 7 male Black philosophers. It's on display at Brighton Jubilee Library until 31st October. Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM2025

Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 8d

Awful news, indeed. 😢🖤
Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Miguel Ángel Beltrán. 🙏
Love, peace, and solidarity with colleagues in Mexico. ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime

IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 9d

#Mexico: Awful news. Journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán, who reported on organised crime, has been murdered in Durango. A message containing threats was found next to his body. We call on the authorities to conduct a prompt investigation.

México: el periodista Miguel Ángel Beltrán es asesinado en Durango / IFJ

El cuerpo de Miguel Ángel Beltrán, periodista y propietario de la página informativa La Gazzetta Durango, fue hallado el pasado 25 de octubre en un tramo de la carretera Durango-Mazatlán. La Federació...

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 8d

#JournalismIsNotACrime

IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 9d

#Sudan: Freelance journalist Muammar Ibrahim was abducted by members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 26 October in El Fasher. We condemn Ibrahim’s arrest and call for his immediate and unconditional release.

Sudan: Journalist abducted by paramilitary group in El Fasher / IFJ

Muammar Ibrahim, a Sudanese freelance journalist who had been reporting on the war in El Fasher for the last two years, was detained by members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on ...

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 10d

#JournalismIsNotACrime

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 11d

“A blatant affront to free speech”. A British journalist /political commentator has been detained by ICE in the #US in apparent retaliation for criticising #Israel. #SamiHamdi is the latest in a series of foreign journalists targeted by #ICE:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour

Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 10d

#JournalismIsNotACrime

The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 11d

War correspondent Olena Gramova and cameraman Yevgen Karmazin have died in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk following a drone attack whilst they were working for Freedom Media. Another reporter, Alexander Kolychev, was also injured and taken to hospital www.nuj.org.uk/resource/ukr...

Ukraine: drone attack kills two journalists

October deadliest month for media workers in Ukraine this year.

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 10d

This week, we continue our theme for PEN recommends reading list: Banned Books, spotlighting writers whose works have been silenced.

Today, we feature The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, banned in several schools in the United States.

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 16d

En route to Rome for a conference, my bag was put aside for inspection at Gatwick Airport tonight. Cat calendars were taken out for a brush & scan. I said to the inspecting officer that it would figuratively be a "CAT Scan". We both laughed. His colleagues saw cute cats and cheered: awww! 😻🥰🐈🐾

Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 16d

To mark the end of UK HateCrime Awareness Week, #EuroMernet Film Club hosts a 2006 drama.
The film shows how history repeats itself: in times of hardship and social injustice, hate preachers of far-right groups incite the masses to wave flags and blame the migrants.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 25d

Poland generously gave me my first covid (2022). Now, I got my third covid upon my return from two conferences in Warsaw. So, whenever I crave covid, I'll just visit Poland! 😆
With the power of the divine spirit of cats, I should be on my feet in a couple of days. 😻
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 27d

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay.
We're at the final session of the Mental Health in Journalism Summit.
My feeling: "It's OK to be a journalist without being an invincible super(wo)man with nerves of steel. It's OK to seek help."

Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️

#MHJS25
#mentalhealth #journalism

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 29d

We're in Warsaw (again) for the annual #NewsImpactSummit by #EuropeanJournalismCentre
The first panel of the day, "The ethics of AI: How newsrooms are adjusting," looks at the impact of Artificial Intelligence I on journalistic standards.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#NISWAW #AI #EJC

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · 29d

Publication launch this morning at the #OSCE #HumanDimensionConference:
"Think Again: Freedom of Thought in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."
Another good guide in learning how to swim well in the unpredictable depth of AI.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️#WHDC2025 #AI

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · Oct 8

We are in #Warsaw for the #OSCE Human Dimension Conference. Today's plenary speeches and discussions have a larger focus on press and media freedom.
It's good to see the continued diverse inclusion of civil society organisations.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#OSCE #WHDC2025

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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · Oct 6

Journalists now have a dedicated safety officer in every UK police force, providing direct access to support when faced with abuse and threats of violence.

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

NUJ welcomes introduction of journalist safety officers in every police force

Journalists now have a dedicated safety officer in every UK police force, providing direct access to support when faced with abuse and threats of violence.

www.nuj.org.uk

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · Oct 7

📢 On World Day For Decent Work we demand…

💰 Fair wages
🦺 Safety at work
👀 End of surveillance
🤝 Freedom of association
📰 Press freedom

#WorldDayForDecentWork #WDDW

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · Oct 7

🔴 In two years of war, over 223 Palestinian journalists have been killed in #Gaza in the deadliest period in the history of journalism. As journalists, unionists and, ultimately, humans, we cannot accept that reporters are killed amid indifference, be that in Gaza or elsewhere.

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · Oct 6

Successive #UK laws have restricted protest and now the UK government wants to ban repeat protests in the same area. While we recognise that some safety concerns exist, the police already have powers to handle serious disruptions. Any added restrictions come at too high a cost to our freedom.

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Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · Oct 7

Dear friends, we have the pleasure of inviting you to the online exhibition, "Unchain Our Books," which I curated for #BannedBooksWeek. It features examples of the banned books through history.
It's on display at @EuroMernet FB page:
www.fb.me/euromernet

Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊

Umit Ozturk @umitozturk1.bsky.social · Oct 3

I didn't have the chance to write a new poem for the #PoetryDay. In consolation, here's a photo showing me reading my poem "Exile as a toxic marmalade" on #WorldRefugeeDay last year. Time flies. But poetry stays forever: beautifully incurable, eternally inseparable.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️

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