Gay Web site block reveals no limit to censorship in Turkey

07/10/2009 | Writer: KAOS GL

October 5, 2009
Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey

The Web sites have more than 200,000 members combined. According to its administrators and members, the sites do not contain any pornographic or criminal content. The directorate blocked the sites without providing any information to the owners or issuing a demand to take down certain content, site mangers said, calling the action unlawful and arbitrary.

The judiciary previously refused the demand to close down Lambda Istanbul and Kaos GL, the city
Tags: human rights