Bilal Güldem, editor of Mezopotamya Agency (MA), was targeted for sharing a video of children on their way to prayer in Batman on his social media account. The journalist filed a criminal complaint with the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against 18 alleged AKP and HÜDA PAR members for threatening and targeting him. The complaint listed charges of “insult, threat, inciting or humiliating the public to hatred and hostility”. Bilal Çakır, a member of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was among those who targeted Güldem as a “triggerman” in social media posts (September 12).