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CPJ, partners ask Turkey and social media platforms to halt online crackdown on journalists and rights defenders

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The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday joined 20 local and international partner organizations in a joint statement asking Turkey and social media platforms to stop censoring journalists and rights defenders online by blocking their accounts, and respect the right to free expression. 



The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) found that in September alone, Turkish authorities and courts ordered the blocking of access to at least 1,270 accounts on the social media platform X, w

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