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5651 No.lu Kanun, Censorship, Google, Kerem Altıparmak, TIB, Turkey, Yaman Akdeniz, YouTube June 8, 2010

Bianet: Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban

Bianet: Media Freedom Activists Bring Lawsuit against Google Ban Akdeniz from Bilgi University and Altıparmak from Ankara University will appeal to the ban of certain Google services imposed by the Telecommunication Communication Presidency. bianet.org publication coordinator Kürkçü criticized the restrictions which directly harm the work of bianet. The Turkish Journalists Association and Reporters without Borders condemned the ban. Erol Önderoğlu…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, OCSE, RSF, TIB, Turkey, YouTube March 16, 2010

Bianet: Internet Censorship: Turkey “Under Surveillance” of RSF

Bianet: Internet Censorship: Turkey “Under Surveillance” of RSF Reporters Without Borders added Turkey and Russia to the organization’s ‘under surveillance’ list published in the latest report on 12 March. ‘Taboo topics’ for Turkey are quoted as mainly related to Atatürk, the army, minorities and the dignity of the nation. Erol ÖNDEROĞLU – hukuk@bianet.org Paris – BİA News Center 15 March…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, AGIT, Article 301, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, OCSE, Turkey, YouTube February 2, 2010

Todays Zaman: OSCE concerned over ban on internet freedoms in Turkey

OSCE concerned over ban on internet freedoms in Turkey 02 February 2010, Tuesday ABDULLAH BOZKURT STRASBOURG A senior official at the world’s largest intergovernmental organization focusing on media freedoms has lambasted Turkey for imposing restrictions on Internet sites and criticized media accreditation methods to ban reporters from attending press conferences. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) media…

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Censorship, ECHR, Freedom of Expression, Türkiye January 28, 2010

Bianet: Censorship Costs Turkey 43,000 Euro at ECHR

Bianet: Censorship Costs Turkey 43,000 Euro at ECHR – Bianet: “Censorship Costs Turkey 43,000 Euro at ECHR The European Court of Human Rights sentenced Turkey to a € 36,000 compensation fine for closing five newspapers because of their focus on the Kurdish question. Aziz Özer, who had been silenced for describing prison operations as ‘barbaric attacks’ receives € 3,423 in…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, AGIT, Blocking and Filtering, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, OCSE, Turkey, Yaman Akdeniz, YouTube January 19, 2010

Reuters updated: Turkey blocking 3,700 websites, reform needed: OSCE

Reuters updated its story – changes in bold… Turkey blocking 3,700 websites, reform needed: OSCE | Reuters Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:27am EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Europe’s main security and human rights watchdog said on Monday that Turkey was blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for ‘arbitrary and political reasons’ and urged reforms to show its commitment to freedom of expression….

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5651 No.lu Kanun, AGIT, Censorship, Düşünce Özgürlüğü, Freedom of Expression, OCSE, Turkey, YouTube January 18, 2010

Reuters: Turkey blocking 3,700 websites

Reuters: Turkey blocking 3,700 websites Turkey blocking 3,700 websites: OSCE VIENNA, Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:37am EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Europe’s main security and human rights watchdog said Monday Turkey was blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for ‘arbitrary and political reasons’ and urged legal reforms to show its commitment to freedom of expression. Technology Milos Haraszti, media freedom monitor for…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, Blocking and Filtering, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, OCSE, Turkey, Yaman Akdeniz January 18, 2010

Turkey’s Internet law needs to be reformed or abolished, says OSCE media freedom representative

Turkey’s Internet law needs to be reformed or abolished, says OSCE media freedom representative VIENNA, 18 January 2010 – Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today asked the Turkish authorities to bring Turkey’s internet law in line with OSCE commitments and other international standards on freedom of expression. “In its current form, Law 5651, commonly known…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, Article 301, Blocking and Filtering, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Medya özgürlüğü, OCSE, Sansür, TIB, Turkey, Yaman Akdeniz January 18, 2010

OSCE conference: Get Rid of Penal Code for the Media – Bianet

OSCE conference: Get Rid of Penal Code for the Media – Bianet OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Haraszti critisized in the recent conference: ‘The government waits for a ‘mature’ media before granting full legal implementation of freedom of media’. IT lawyer Akdeniz demanded: ‘The internet law should be amended or abolished’. Erol ÖNDEROĞLU – hukuk@bianet.org Istanbul – BİA News…

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5651 No.lu Kanun, AGIT, Censorship, Düşünce Özgürlüğü, ECHR, Erişim Engelleme, Fikri Haklar, Freedom of Expression, Hakaret, Medya özgürlüğü, Myspace, Nefret Söylemi, OCSE, Sansür, Strasbourg Court, Strasbourg Mahkemesi, Turkey, Türkiye, Yaman Akdeniz, YouTube January 11, 2010

Report of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on Turkey and Internet Censorship

AGİT Medya Özgürlüğü Temsilcisi Miklos Haraszti’nin ofisi için hazırladığım 36 sayfalık Türkiye’de Internet sansürü raporu bugün yayınlandı. Haraszti, Medya Özgürlüğü konusunda İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Dolapdere Kampüsü, Mahkeme Salonunda 13 Ocak 2010 Çarşamba günü 14:00–17:00 arasında bir konuşma yapacak. Konuşması sırasında bu raporu da tanıtacak. Report of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on Turkey and Internet Censorship (PDF…