MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Deportation of Morning Star international editor Steve Sweeney
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Steve Sweeney
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
25/06/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Editor / Editor-In-Chief
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody

Morning Star editor Steve Sweeney was detained on his arrival to Turkey by Turkish police and held overnight before being deported on March, 29. He was aiming to report on the contentious local elections in east and south-east districts of Turkey.