MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Threat and attack against Mersin Haberci newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mersin Haberci Newspaper
CITY
Mersin
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
15/02/2022
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 Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment

Mersin Haberci, a local daily based in Mersin province, was threatened by a group of people who came in front of the newspaper’s office on February 14, 2022 (February 14).

On February 15, dozens of people gathered in front of the Mersin Haberci newspaper. Throwing eggs, paint and fodder at journalists, the group threatened journalists by saying, “We will come with 3 thousand people tomorrow”.