MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Journalist Rabia Önver receives death threats on social media
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Rabia Över
CITY
Diyarbakır
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
20/10/2025
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 Hold an Opinion
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Other Laws


15 October 2025

Journalist Rabia Önver received death threats on social media following her reports on the activities of ISIS and Hezbollah networks. She filed a complaint with the Human Rights Association (İHD) regarding the threats that had been ongoing for several days.

Önver later announced that she would file a criminal complaint through her lawyer concerning the threats and insults directed at her.