Ferhat Tunç is being prosecuted again.
For the last 10 years of his over 30-year career as an artist, Ferhat has been the target of numerous government investigations and cases against him because of his music and other peaceful expressions, skriver Freemuse tirsdag fra sit verdenssekretariat i København.
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Ferhat (53) is now having to defend himself in not one, but two, new cases against him.
Together, the charges amount to more than 10 years imprisonment.
Despite a February 2015 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Turkey violated Ferhat Tunç’s right to freedom of expression by sentencing him to prison, he is now facing new charges of “propaganda of a terrorist organization” and “insulting the President” in two separate cases related to posts shared on social media.
Ferhat’s case is a testament to how Turkish authorities continue to harass, persecute, attack and imprison artists, cultural producers and publishers, Freemuse states.
In particular, the artistic environment in Turkey has deteriorated since the attempted coup in 2016, with hundreds of artists in Turkey like Ferhat facing repression and restrictions on their freedom of artistic expression.
Your actions are important and can make a difference in Ferhat’s life and the lives of others like him in Turkey.
Stand in solidarity with these artists and demand that Turkey drop all the charges against Ferhat Tunç.
Sign our petition calling for the charges to be dropped.
Sådan lyder opfordringen fra den globale forening mod musikcensur og for kunstnerisk ytringsfrihed.
