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Turkish Court Says Government's Two-Year Ban Of Wikipedia Violates Freedom Of Expression Rights

Turkish Court Says Government's Two-Year Ban Of Wikipedia Violates Freedom Of Expression Rights

5 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191226/09093643633/turkish-court-says-governments-two-year-ban-wikipedia-violates-freedom-expression-rights.shtml

The world's second-largest jailer of journalists -- Recep Erdogan's Turkish government -- has just been pushed back against ever so slightly by the country's Constitutional Court. The government's long-running ban of Wikipedia has been overturned, the Associated Press reports.

Turkey’s highest court on Thursday ruled in favor of Wikipedia, saying the Turkish government’s two-year ban on the online encyclopedia constitutes a violation of freedom of expression, the state-run news agency reported.