Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Turkish Police Use Force to Break Up Internet Protest

Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:57
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

Government says the internet “reform” is aimed at “protecting individual privacy”

Turkish police fired volleys of tear gas and used water cannons to disperse large crowds of protesters Saturday rallying in central Istanbul against new “draconian” internet laws passed to stifle dissent and stop evidence of high-level corruption being seen online..

The new bill was passed late Wednesday by the Turkish parliament which is dominated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP party.

“Everywhere is bribery, everywhere is corruption,” the crowd chanted, a variation of an anti-government slogan used by demonstrators in protests across the country last summer.

The legislation would give authorities the power to block web pages without a court order within just hours. It would also require internet service providers (ISPs) to store data on their clients’ online activities for two years and provide it to the authorities on request.

The government says the internet “reform” is aimed at “protecting individual privacy.”

Riot police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against internet censorship in Istanbul February 8, 2014. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Reprinted with permission. 



Source: http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/turkish-police-use-force-break-internet-protest/

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.