On July 4, Eren Aksoyoğlu, a member of the Turkish Joint June Movement opposition bloc, was taken into custody for a tweet criticising the government’s handling of a racially-motivated brawl in Ankara. Read the rest of this entry »
News: Twitter banned in Turkey, users fight back, government extends block
23 03 2014
On Thursday 20 March 2014, the Turkish telecommunications regulator blocked access to Twitter. Users were redirected to a statement by theregulator, referring to court ordera to apply “protection measures” on the website (see the end of this post). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Ban, Turkey, Twitter
Categories : Social Media
Case Law, Court of Human Rights, Yildrim v Turkey – Closing down of “Google Sites” breached Article 10
11 01 2013
In the case of Yildrim v Turkey (Case No 3111/10) the Court of Human Rights decided that a Court order blocking access to “Google Sites” in Turkey was a violation of Article 10. The measure was not “prescribed by law” because it was not reasonably foreseeable or in accordance with the rule of law. The judgment is available only in French. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Court of Human Rights, Internet, Turkey
Categories : Caselaw, Freedom of expression, Human Rights
