Turkmen.news - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Turkmen.news , YouTube channel

Incident date: May 18, 2021

Attack type:

  • request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Turkmen.news

Location: Turkmenistan, Ashgabat

Additional information:

The YouTube channel Watan Habarlary, which, as its description suggests, is owned by Turkmenistan's State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting, and Cinematography, is blocking content from independent Turkmen resources that use official Turkmen television footage in their work. On May 18, this channel filed a complaint about the old Turkmen.news video showing the country's president riding an electric bicycle. As a result, the video was removed, and Turkmen.news received a warning. Turkmen.news disputes this decision.

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