Overall, Turkey has 112,261 reported cases – currently the 7th most cases in the world, ahead of China and Iran, which both had the highest cases early on in the outbreak.
Turkey’s government has systematically silenced journalists, opposition politicians, and other critics through a regime of fear and unjust imprisonment prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. A report found that 17 percent of Turkey’s entire prison population was convicted for “terrorism offenses” – under the broad and vague definition used by the Turkish government to falsely imprison it’s enemies.
What can you do?
Visit Amnesty International to send a pre-drafted statement to the Turkish Minister of Justice regarding the release of journalists.