by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2014 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Turkish appeals court issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday ordering the government-run telecommunications authority TIB to lift a ban on social media website Twitter. The Turkish government ordered the TIB to block access to Twitter on...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 20, 2014 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish President Abdullah Gül said on Monday that journalists and media figures should “revolt when necessary” to protect press freedoms—a day before signing controversial new legislation tightening government control over the Internet in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 6, 2014 | Media
Ankara, AP—Turkey’s new Internet restrictions are raising concerns the government is trying control the flow of information amid a corruption scandal. A senior European official on Thursday called the measures “a step back” for media freedom. Under...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | Features
Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Schools in Iran are closed for the election. Like teenagers everywhere when given time to themselves, Iran’s boisterous young students gather around public spaces in scattered groups. When approached about whether or not they will be voting for...
