Turkey bans filming at protests to hide police violence, rights groups say
Turkey bans filming at protests to hide police violence, rights groups say As Ankara tries to ban recordings of both citizens and police at protests, press freedom advocates in Turkey are fighting back. Turkish police detain a demonstrator during a May Day rally in Istanbul, on May 1, 2021. - BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images May 3, 2021 Turkish civil rights groups are taking legal action on a controversial circular issued April 30 by Turkey’s General Directorate of Security banning all audio-visual recordings of citizens and police at protests, in a further blow to press freedom ...
Source: al-monitor.com