Access block to a news report on Evrensel newspaper

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

Evrensel Daily

CITY

İstanbul

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2020

LAST UPDATED

31/10/2020

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

The Bakırköy 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on a news report by Seyhan Avşar titled “Cleaning [the record] in exchange for a mansion”, which won the Metin Göktepe Printed News Award in 2020, and on a news report published on evrensel.net news website titled “Leaurates of the 23rd Metin Göktepe Journalism Awards announced” on the ground of “defamation” (October 31).