MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of journalist Gabriele Del Grande
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Gabriele Del Grande
CITY
Hatay
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
13/05/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody

Journalist Gabriele Del Grande, who came to Turkey to do some research for his book about Syrian Civil War and the IS, was taken into custody in Hatay two days after his visit. He was not allowed to speak to his lawyer. Only 10 days later, he could call his wife and friends in Greece. He was released from detention to be deported on April 24, 2017