SLAPP Watch Coalition are involved in litigation to challenge blocking orders on a Kurdish-language news portal.
The are aiming for a Constitutional Court or European Court of Human Rights ruling that identifies repeated blocking orders as patterns of administrative harassment creating a chilling effect on minority-language media, equivalent to discriminatory SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). This could become binding case law for lower courts that could be invoked by other marginalised language outlets in legal challenges.
Censorship of Kurdish-language news sites through blocking orders
Organisation Name
SLAPP Watch Coalition
Country/Jurisdiction
Turkey
Grant Amount
EUR 20,000
Current Status
Ongoing
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Grant type
Litigation Track Support
Description
SLAPP Watch Coalition is involved in litigation to challenge blocking orders by Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority on a Kurdish-language news portal.
SLAPP Watch are aiming for a Constitutional Court or European Court of Human Rights ruling that identifies repeated blocking orders as patterns of administrative harassment creating a chilling effect on minority-language media, equivalent to discriminatory SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). This could become binding case law for lower courts that could be invoked by other marginalised language outlets in legal challenges.
"litigation to challenge blocking orders by Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority on a Kurdish-language news portal"
Strategic Goals
To normalise unrestricted Kurdish-language journalism online, embed anti-SLAPP safeguards in domestic law, and strengthen European standards protecting digital plurality.