MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
BTK blocks access to Jin News website (for the 6th time)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
JinNews
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
02/10/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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
Interferences by the Executive Power
BTK (The Information and Communication Technologies Authority)
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
Art. 8/A

The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has blocked access to JinNews due to the technical and legal investigation under the Law No. 5651 with the decision dated 31 January 2018.