Umit Ozturk
@umitozturk1.bsky.social
Editor, broadcaster, poet, playwright, linguist. Creative writing and media trainer. Coordinator @euromernet. Loves philosophy, cinema, and.. cats! ❤️🕊✊🐈🐾
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The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ backs BBC journalists and calls for governance reform
The NUJ has called for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board ahead of culture secretary Lisa Nandy's urgent statement to parliament today.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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#Palestine🇵🇸: Despite the ceasefire, journalists in #Gaza continue to work under extremely difficult conditions to keep the world informed. The #IFJ-PJS Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City provides them with internet connection and a safe space to work ✊🏾
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
#Palestine🇵🇸: Despite the ceasefire, journalists in #Gaza continue to work under extremely difficult conditions to keep the world informed. The #IFJ-PJS Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City provides them with internet connection and a safe space to work ✊🏾
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#PressFreedom📰: MEP Sandro Ruotolo and the entire PD/S&D delegation have submitted to the European Commission the same question that cost the job to journalist Gabriele Nunziati, underlining that “No question is out of place”.
Ruotolo (PD) submits to the Commission the same question that cost Gabriele Nunziati his job
"No question is out of place. Freedom of the press is guaranteed by Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union'
www.eunews.it
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#PressFreedom📰: MEP Sandro Ruotolo and the entire PD/S&D delegation have submitted to the European Commission the same question that cost the job to journalist Gabriele Nunziati, underlining that “No question is out of place”.
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Judyth Hill (@judythhill.bsky.social), Chair of the Women Writers Committee, tells PEN International about the Committee's approach to action: transforming grief into compassion, and compassion into action.
Discover more from @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social: www.pen-international.org/women-writer...
Discover more from @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social: www.pen-international.org/women-writer...
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Judyth Hill (@judythhill.bsky.social), Chair of the Women Writers Committee, tells PEN International about the Committee's approach to action: transforming grief into compassion, and compassion into action.
Discover more from @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social: www.pen-international.org/women-writer...
Discover more from @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social: www.pen-international.org/women-writer...
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#PressFreedom📰: Journalist Serge Oulon vanished in June 2024 in Burkina Faso after an armed group stormed his home. His story reflects a wider crisis where Africa’s journalists are being silenced, jailed, or killed, and no one is being held accountable.
Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat
Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed – often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press freedom groups show these...
www.rfi.fr
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#PressFreedom📰: Journalist Serge Oulon vanished in June 2024 in Burkina Faso after an armed group stormed his home. His story reflects a wider crisis where Africa’s journalists are being silenced, jailed, or killed, and no one is being held accountable.
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The NUJ has reiterated calls for the UK government to:
📢Establish a Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement in NI.
📢Appoint an independent body to fully investigate covert surveillance.
📢Establish an independent inquiry into the murder of Martin O’Hagan.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
📢Establish a Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement in NI.
📢Appoint an independent body to fully investigate covert surveillance.
📢Establish an independent inquiry into the murder of Martin O’Hagan.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ submits evidence on the safety and surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland
The NUJ has responded to the Northern Ireland Select Committee’s call for evidence on policing and security in Northern Ireland.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The NUJ has reiterated calls for the UK government to:
📢Establish a Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement in NI.
📢Appoint an independent body to fully investigate covert surveillance.
📢Establish an independent inquiry into the murder of Martin O’Hagan.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
📢Establish a Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement in NI.
📢Appoint an independent body to fully investigate covert surveillance.
📢Establish an independent inquiry into the murder of Martin O’Hagan.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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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...
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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...
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...
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
#UN #UNSecurityCouncil
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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
#UN #UNSecurityCouncil
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🔴 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)
youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🔴 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...
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Day of the Dead 2025
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Day of the Dead 2025
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. ❤️🕊
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. ❤️🕊
"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...
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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. ❤️🕊
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. ❤️🕊
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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.
Can’t join in person? Create an altar wherever you are and share a photo with #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety to stand in solidarity.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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.
Can’t join in person? Create an altar wherever you are and share a photo with #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety to stand in solidarity.
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
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️
#BHM #BHM2025
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
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM2025
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️
#BHM #BHM2025
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
Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Miguel Ángel Beltrán. 🙏
Love, peace, and solidarity with colleagues in Mexico. ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#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...
www.ifj.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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
Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Miguel Ángel Beltrán. 🙏
Love, peace, and solidarity with colleagues in Mexico. ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#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 ...
www.ifj.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“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...
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’
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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.
www.nuj.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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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.
Today, we feature The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, banned in several schools in the United States.
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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.
Today, we feature The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, banned in several schools in the United States.
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! 😻🥰🐈🐾
October 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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! 😻🥰🐈🐾
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 ❤️🕊✊️
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 ❤️🕊✊️
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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 ❤️🕊✊️
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 ❤️🕊✊️
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. ❤️🕊✊️
With the power of the divine spirit of cats, I should be on my feet in a couple of days. 😻
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️
October 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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. ❤️🕊✊️
With the power of the divine spirit of cats, I should be on my feet in a couple of days. 😻
Love, peace, and solidarity. ❤️🕊✊️
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
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
October 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
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
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
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
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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
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
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
"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
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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
"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
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
It's good to see the continued diverse inclusion of civil society organisations.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#OSCE #WHDC2025
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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
It's good to see the continued diverse inclusion of civil society organisations.
Love, peace, and solidarity ❤️🕊✊️
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#OSCE #WHDC2025