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The proposal of a new "disinformation law" has been protested ahead of parliamentary discussions.

Journalism groups criticized the arrest of Kurdish journalists and accused the government of spreading disinformation.

The government aims to silent critical journalism ahead of the elections, according to representatives of journalism groups.

"Disinformation is an important issue and needs to be combatted but not at the price of restricting journalists' rights and the public's rights of freedom of expression," 23 organizations said in a statement.

According to a new report, 11 journalists were detained and 11 were subjected to ill-treatment in a month.

The government intends to establish a censorship mechanism for online news media, according to the Journalists' Federation of Turkey.

Those who disseminate false information about the "internal and external security of the country, public order and public health" will face up to three years in prison.

"Children who threw stones were answered with stones" was the subtitle of news about a demonstration in Mersin. Once more, the media violated the rights of the child. Expressions violating the assumption of innocence were used contrary to the Press Law.