MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to sendika.org by the BTK (for the 19th time)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sendika.Org
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
08/12/2019
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
Art. 8/A

On April 3, 2017, BTK blocked access to dihaber.net, the website owned by daily Özgürlükçü Demokrasi (for the fourth time), and sendika.org (for 19th time) in the scope of “administrative measure” .