MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to JinNews
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
JinNews
CITY
Diyarbakır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
30/04/2021
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
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

Two access blocks were imposed on the website of Jin News “jinnews19.xyz” in the same week; one block was imposed as per the decision of the Diyarbakır 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on April 19, 2021 and the other as per the decision of the Diyarbakır 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on April 20, 2021.