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A late night attack on internet freedom
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was as good as his word. According to Reuters, he told a friendly crowd at a rally in Bursa earlier today: “Twitter, mwitter!,” Erdogan told thousands of supporters at a rally in the northwestern province … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Internet, Internet Censorship, internet freedom, Turkish government, Twitter, twitter ban
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In Turkey, new steps to control the internet
On February 5, the Turkish Parliament passed a law that further tightened the government’s control over the internet. The government already blocks some 40,000 internet sites, but the newly enacted legislation goes well beyond previous restrictions.
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Freedom of the Press, Gezi Park, Internet Censorship, Prime Minister Erdogan, Semih Idiz, Turkish Directorate of Telecommunications, Turkish Ministry for Transport and Communication
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