MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to Xwebûn website
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Xwebûn
CITY
Erzurum
LAST UPDATED
27/01/2024
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 Erzurum 2nd Criminal Court of Peace has blocked access to the news site of the Kurdish-language Xwebun. The court’s decision for “xwebun1.org” did not include any justification for the access ban (January 27th).