Access block to Rudaw Turkish

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

Rudaw Turkish

CITY

Balıkesir

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2020

LAST UPDATED

07/10/2020

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

With its decision dated October 6, 2020, the Balıkesir 2nd Criminal Peace Judgeship has imposed an access block on Rudaw news website, which is based in the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government and publishes news in Kurdish, Soranî, Arabic, English and Turkish (October 7).