Block Off for 3 Additional News Websites

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Access to the news websites “Yüksekova News”, “Sendika.org” and “Demokrat Haber (Democratic News)” has been blocked.

Since the re-commence of the clashes on January 25, Yüksekova News is being blocked for the second and Sendika.org for the eighth time.

All three news websites have been blocked on the basis of the decision of Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TİB) taken on January 27, 2016.

According to the report of Dicle News Agency (DİHA), the block off has been imposed on the same day as the subscription of Yüksekova News to DİHA.

Çapraz: We are not able to practice journalism

Pointing out that they were not able to practice journalism any more due to censorships, Yüksekove News Chief Editor Erkan Çapraz has noted;

“Access to our website had already been blocked a couple of months ago for a period of three months”. The website to which access was provided again over our objections has been blocked again by TİB. Of course we are going to object again. We have come to the situation of almost being unable to practice journalism in the region”.

The access to Yüksekova New had earlier been blocked on January 25, 2015 until October 20, 2015.

Sendika.org is blocked off since July 25, 2015.

To pass beyond access block:

Click here to access Yüksekova News

Click here to access Sendika9.org

Click here to access Demokrat Haber

(EA/DG)