MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to bianet’s news report
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
bianet
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
02/11/2022
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

Upon the request of the Ministry of National Defense and with its decision dated November 2, 2022, the Ankara 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace imposed an access block on 22 news reports, including a report by bianet, regarding the allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces used had chemical weapons (November 2).