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Tag Archives: YouTube
Orwell in Translation: Turkey’s New Spy Law
One step forward, three steps back. That, sadly, has been the direction of Turkey’s human rights record of late. On the plus side, a wave of individuals associated with the KCK who had been held in pre-trial detention for years … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, human rights watch, intelligence law, KCK, MIT, Turkey, Twitter Trial, YouTube
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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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Twitter ban lifted, but the dangers remain
Using hashtags like #TekrarHoşgeldinTwitter (welcome back Twitter), the news that the Turkish government had finally lifted the ban on twitter came across my desktop this afternoon. I don’t think I was the only one who sighed in relief. Though the … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Internet ban, judicial system, Turkey, Twitter, 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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