MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
7th access block to the website of Yeni Demokrasi newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Yeni Demokrasi Newspaper
CITY
Gaziantep
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
01/10/2020
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

Access to the website of “Yeni Demokrasi” (New Democracy) newspaper has been blocked for the 7th time. Announcing the block on Twitter, Yeni Demokrasi has said, “Access to our website has been blocked by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) upon the decision of the Antep 2nd Criminal Peace Judgeship. We, as the revolutionary press, have never stayed silent and we will not do so! We will continue our publications with our new address as soon as possible” (October 1).