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Tag Archives: internet freedom
The troubling message of this week’s internet bans in Turkey
The ban, earlier this week, of of facebook, twitter, and youtube, along with a threatened ban of google proved to be short lasting. The chilling message the ban sends regarding freedom of expression in Turkey is nonetheless deeply disturbing. “The … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Facebook, Freedom of Expression, google, internet freedom, Turkey, Twitter
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Turkey again blocks social media
A Turkish court order has again blocked major social media tools today, citing publication of images from last week’s attack on an Istanbul courthouse DHKP-C. Access to facebook, twitter, and youtube have reportedly been blocked throughout the country. The current … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Expression, internet freedom
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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Ahmet Yildiz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Censorship, Conscientious Objection, Davut Naz, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Housing Rights, Human Rights, impunity, internet freedom, Journalists, Kurds, LGBTI Rights, Press Freedom, Syrian Refugees, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey, Violence against women, water cannon, Women's rights, Yezidi
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“Twitter Trial” in Izmir
Coming in the context of repeated efforts by the Turkish government to block social media outlets, the next hearing of the Izmir “Twitter Trial” is receiving international attention. The case involves 29 men and women on trial Twitter messages they … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Internet Freedom, Taksim, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, Freedom of Association, Gezi Park, Human Rights, internet freedom, Izmir Twitter trial, taksim square, Turkey, YouTube
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More internet censorship in Turkey
A few days ago it was twitter. Today Turkey has blocked Youtube. As Amnesty’s researcher on Turkey, Andrew Gardner, says, “The Turkish government appears to be itching for pretexts to close down websites because of their capacity to mobilize dissenting … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, internet freedom, Turkey, Twitter, YouTube
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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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Turkey Tightens the Noose on Freedom of Speech
It should have surprised no one when another Turkish journalist was fired this past weekend for criticizing the government. Yeni Safak columnist Murat Aksoy commented on CNN Turk that “the state has collapsed and the government has not been able … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Uncategorized
Tagged Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, internet freedom, Murat Aksoy, Press Freedom, Prime Minister Erdogan, Turkey
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Human Rights Watch: Revise or Repeal Internet Law 5651
Human Rights Watch has issued an important assessment of the Ahmet Yıldırım internet case. On December 18, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey had violated the right to freedom of expression through an overly broad blocking of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, LGBT Rights, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Ahmet Yildirim, Freedom of Expression, human rights watch, internet freedom, Turkey
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A chip in the wall of Turkey’s internet censorship
Restriction of internet access can constitute an attack on freedom of expression. This was the conclusion of the European Court of Human Rights today, when it ruled that Turkey had violated the rights of plaintiff Ahmet Yildirim under Article 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Ahmet Yildirim, Amnesty International, Censorship, ECHR, Freedom of Expression, internet freedom, Turkey
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