Kişmir announced that following the censorship of his article, the channel’s directors put a stop to his television programmes. The censorship came after the ‘presidency’ had repeatedly contacted TV20 owners about the article.

In a message on social networks, Kişmir wrote: “Dear friends, until today I have tried to write everything that is the truth about my country and my people. For this, of course, I have had to pay a high price, but I have never allowed my freedom of expression and thought to be restricted! In this context, after my article entitled “Success Story” published yesterday on the TV20 website was censored and removed from the site and linked pages, I informed the administrators that I would not accept this, that it was an insult to me (…). The TV20 administrators then informed me of their decision to cancel my broadcasts. This means that my employment has been terminated”.

The IFJ and EFJ condemn this brutal dismissal as an act of censorship and intimidation, and call on the authorities to respect press freedom and to put an end to political interference in the media.