Journalists and artists of Turkish origin living in exile, including New Canadian Media’s Arzu Yildiz, are being targeted after a hit list was circulated on social media.
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Arzu Yildiz
Arzu Yildiz graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University in TV Journalism Department and has worked as a journalist, editor and senior reporter. She has written critical pieces of investigative journalism about unresolved murder cases in the Southeast against Kurdish businessmen and illegal weapons supply to Syria. She has four books published and writes for New Canadian Media.
Remembering Aaron Berhane, Champion for Refugee Journalists
Berhane’s last interview before his death was with New Canadian Media. The 51-year-old journalist died after contracting COVID-19.
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Kurdish Canadian Artists React to the Criminalization of Art in Turkey
Two Kurdish Canadian artists, writer Ava Homa and musician Kazım Boran, share their thoughts on the persecution of Kurds as two fellow artists in Turkey await trial for singing in their mother tongue.
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‘I Came to Canada for My Freedom’: Syrian Cartoonist Mwafaq Katt
The Toronto-based Syrian cartoonist Mwafaq Katt spoke to NCM’s Arzu Yildiz about his experience as an artist, why in Syria his drawings were considered a crime, and why he decided to come to Canada.
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Ontario Gets Ready to Reopen as Outdoor Activities Resume
As Ontario ramps up its first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, NCM reporter Arzu Yildiz looks into what the plans are for outdoor recreational activities and how they will play out.
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Turkish Mafia Boss Exposing ‘Deep State Secrets’
The Turkish diaspora in Canada is gripped by the revelations of an exiled mafia boss, who claims to be exposing crimes of high-ranking officials. His YouTube videos have attracted millions of views, but the political fallout is yet to be seen.
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Virtual Hearings Speed Up some Refugee Claims
With the pandemic moving many offices online, virtual hearings have become a silver lining for refugee claimants. Remote options are showing to be more efficient than the traditional in-person practice.
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He Exposed Corruption, Now He Writes in Exile
Forced to flee his homeland, journalist Aaron Berhane calls Eritrea “worse than North Korea” and will document how he was treated by the government in a new book.
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Chasing Journalism: The Challenge of Being a Refugee Reporter in Canada
Arzu Yildiz shares her story of coming to Canada as a refugee journalist and the struggles of entering Canadian journalism.
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