MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Attack against the owner of Iğdır Haber Newspaper, Metin Işık
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Metin Işık
CITY
Iğdır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
29/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
The Owner (Person) of the Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Physical Interference

Metin Işık, the owner of Iğdır Haber newspaper, was attacked by 10-15 people in the middle of the street in Iğdır on November 29. The journalist was injured by his head, back, hand and foot. Işık filed a criminal complaint regarding the event.

The governor’s office announced that four people were detained and an investigation was launched (29 November).