MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Deniz Nazlım
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Deniz Nazlım
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
06/12/2019
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
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody

Police raided 15 houses towards the morning hours on August 14, 2017. Nine people have been taken into custody during the raids including correspondent Deniz Nazlım from dihaber (Dicle News Agency).

It was also reported that 11 people were detained. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Mamak and Etimesgut district co-administrators and the members of TUHOD are reportedly among the detainees. The detainees have been taken to Ankara Security Directorate Anti-Terror Department.