MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to ETHA
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Etkin News Agency
CITY
Diyarbakır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
06/04/2022
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Decision to block access
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting
Art. 8/A

As per the decision no. 2022/2017 of the Diyarbakır 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on April 6, 2022, an access block was imposed on the website of the Etkin News Agency (ETHA) on the grounds of “protecting national security and public order” (April 6).