Vimeo user Firat Yıldız posted a short video [1] of the May 15 rally in Istanbul's Taksim Square and Istiklal Avenue, where thousands of people gathered to protest the new internet filtering system, to be introduced in Turkey on Aug. 22. A Turkish-language site with the “Stop Censorship” movement's info and banners is here [2]; Facebook user Zeynep Kaytancı notes [3] on the Stop Internet Censorship in Turkey! [4] Facebook Causes page (13,116 members so far) that the site will soon be translated into English. A Nomadic View offers a roundup of the Anglophone media coverage [5] of the protest.
Turkey: Protests Against Internet Censorship
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Turkey, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Protest, Technology