Freed Turkish journalist - Ahmet Sik in Brussels

Open discussion with ALDE group

European Parliament room JAN 4Q1

Wednesday 28th March at 11h30

On the invitation of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, Ahmet Sik, the Turkish investigative journalist and author recently released from prison, will brief MEPs this Wednesday on the situation in Turkey during a special open hearing.  The press are invited to attend.  

Ahmed Sik was one of seven journalists imprisoned over a year ago in a move which was widely condemned as being politically motivated. Mr Sik is known for his reporting on human rights abuses and on political developments inside Turkey.    Turkish jails hold nearly 100 members of the news media, one of the highest numbers worldwide, despite the government saying that journalists are not being prosecuted because of what they have written or broadcast.  

The European Parliament's plenary session will adopt the annual report on Turkey and debate statements from the Commission and the Council on Turkey's accession to the EU this week. 

This event will be webstreamed live here below