MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Bram Janssen
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Bram Janssen
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
08/06/2019
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

AP reporter Dutch Bram Janssen, who wanted to watch the LGBTI protest in Taksim, İstanbul was taken into custody on the grounds of “he is not carrying his passport on him”. He was released on June 26, 2017, the night he was detained.