The access block on 136 web-sites including bianet

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

bianet

CITY

Ankara

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2019

LAST UPDATED

11/11/2019

TYPE OF STATEMENT

Political

MEDIUM

Internet

Internet News Portal

THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED

Media Outlet

RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Right to Impart Information and Ideas

TYPE OF INTERFERENCE

Judicial Interference

Criminal Peace Judgeships

Decision to block access

THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE

Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting

Art. 8/A

The Ankara 3rd Penal Judgeship of Peace has ruled that access to 136 web addresses shall be blocked upon a request by the Gendarmerie General Command. Both the request and the order are dated July 16, 2019.

As well as the news portals, pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube were blocked. One of the websites that is included in the list is bianet.org.

On August 7, the Ankara 3rd Penal Judgeship of Peace was revealed to have made the decision to block access to bianet.org by mistake.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

Bianet'e Erişim Engeli Kararı (Link)

Erişim Engeli Kararı 16/07/2019

https://bianet.org/system/uploads/1/files/attachments/000/002/687/original/Ankara_3rd_Criminal_Judgeship_of_Peace_2019-5538_Misc..pdf?1565091519