MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Daily BirGün not given to prisoners – Kırşehir Type E Closed Prison
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
Kırşehir
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
08/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Access to Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Interferences by the Executive Power
Penal Institutions
Obstruction of access to printed publications

The inmates of Kırşehir Type E Closed Prison sent a letter addressed to Civil Society in the Penal System, stating that despite repeated demands, they were not allowed access to certain daily newspapers including Evrensel and BirGün and opposition TV channels like FOX TV (7 July 2018).