News Center- The second hearing of the trial against 18 journalists will be held tomorrow by the Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court. The Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association has released a writing statement calling for participation in the second hearing to be in solidarity with the journalists.

 “Every day, free press workers and journalists face arrest and detention. Journalism is targeted by hundred-page indictments. The second hearing of the trial against 18 journalists, including Remziye Temel, Elif Üngür, Esmer Tunç and Neşe Toprak will be held tomorrow at 9 am. The journalists face up to 15 year in prison for reporting the truth,” the statement said.

 Recalling that one of the journalists, who will stand trial tomorrow, is Safiye Alağaş, the news director of Jinnews, the statement said:

“A separate indictment was prepared against Safiye Alağaş. 10 months later, a 383-page indictment was prepared against her and the first hearing of the trial against her was held by the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court on June 15. Safiye Alataş faces up to 15 years in prison for her reports. The second hearing of the trial will be held on November 9 at 09:20 am. As the Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association (MKG), we call on everyone to participate in the hearings on November 9 to be in solidarity with our colleagues.”