MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to ETHA
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Etkin News Agency
CITY
Van
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
22/10/2020
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

With its decision no. 2020/3441, the Van 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on Etkin News Agency (ETHA), JinNews, PoliTezCom and Yeni Demokrasi websites on the allegation that “they posed a threat to national security and public order” (October 22).