Turkey - Officials trying to control coverage of border town bombings

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the drastic restrictions that a magistrate's court in Reyhanli, a southern town on the Syrian border, has imposed on media coverage of two lethal car bomb explosions in Reyhanli on 11 May, outside its town hall and post office. “The ban imposed by the Reyhanli magistrate's court is disproportionate and violates the right to information,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The bombings are among the deadliest in recent Turkish history. How could information about (...)

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