Amnesty on Turkish media crackdown: 'Disinformation flourishes when media landscape's narrowed down'
For Milena Buyum, Amnesty International’s Turkey campaigner, it is part of a broader erosion of media pluralism, characterized by the appointment of state…
According to France 24, for Milena Buyum, Amnesty International’s Turkey campaigner, it is part of a broader erosion of media pluralism, characterized by the appointment of state trustees, the detention of journalists and mounting restrictions on independent digital platforms.
The state takeover of Halk TV, one of Turkey’s most widely watched news channels, represents far more than an isolated confrontation between the authorities and an independent broadcaster.
This world story centres on Turkey. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Turkish, Disinformation and Amnesty International’s Turkey.
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- Turkey · Middle East
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- Turkish, Disinformation, Amnesty International’s Turkey, Halk TV
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- World
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