Journalists and activists hold pictures of the Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Erol Önderoğlu (L), human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincanci (C) and journalist Ahmet Nesin (R), in front of the Cagayan court house, Istanbul, Turkey, 8 November 2016, YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images On the eve of the start of the trial of Erol Önderoğlu and his two co-defendants, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Ahmet Nesin, 17 press freedom and human rights NGOs call on the Turkish government to drop the charges against them and cease such oppression of journalists, academics and writers. On the eve of the start of the trial of RSF’s Turkey representative, Erol Önderoğlu, who is facing a possible 14-year prison sentence, 17 press freedom and human rights NGOs have issued a joint statement in support of this journalist and staunch defender of the right to inform in Turkey.