MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Battery of two journalists – Derya Ren
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Derya Ren
CITY
Diyarbakır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
23/11/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Physical Interference

The gendarmerie and special operations police officers prevented the women who wanted to visit the Sisê Cemetery in Diyarbakır’s Lice on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Covering the incident in the meantime, JinNews reporter Derya Ren and Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Eylem Akdağ were prevented from filming and their cameras were seized by the police (November 23).