RSF again names Erdoğan among ‘press freedom predators’ over journalist prosecutions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been named among the world’s “press freedom predators” by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for the fourth time, with the organization citing the prosecution and imprisonment of journalists as examples of systematic judicial harassment. The 2026 list, released on Monday, identified 33 individuals and entities across five categories: political, security,…
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[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 covers RSF's 2026 predators list naming the Taliban leader, a separate occurrence from Report 1's RSF listing of Erdoğan, though both mention the same RSF annual list.
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