MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to JinNews
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
JinNews
CITY
Diyarbakır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
21/11/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
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

Referring to the Diyarbakır 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace decision, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has blocked access to the “jinnews11.xyz” address where JinNews website was publishing its news. Regarding the access block, the BTK has said, “The protection measure has been taken for this website (jinnews11.xyz) according to decision nr. 2020/4232 D.Oş dated 20/11/2020 of ‘TC. Diyarbakır 5. Sulh Ceza Hakimliği’ [Republic of Turkey Diyarbakır 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace] has been implemented by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority” (November 21).