# Claim 88

CPJ documented detentions, beatings and the deportation of BBC's Mark Lowen among journalists covering the protests.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CPJ documented detentions, beatings and the deportation of BBC's Mark Lowen among journalists covering the protests.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: At least 13 journalists detained, 14 injured, 1 deported
- About: [incident 2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests)
- Source: Journalists in Turkey arrested, beaten, deported amid government crackdown on opposition. https://cpj.org/2025/04/journalists-in-turkey-arrested-beaten-deported-amid-government-crackdown-on-opposition/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-04-02

## Quotation from the source

> authorities have since arrested thousands of protesters and have moved aggressively to tamp down media coverage

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/88. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.