Present-day Turkish censorship result of Genocide denial policy: AssangeSeptember 11, 2014 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Censorship in Turkey has advanced because many were happy to see that with respect to Kurdish and Armenian Genocide issues. Now it has spread onto everything else, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said during an online Q&A session with the participants of the Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Panorama.am reported. Samvel Martirosyan – information security expert who was invited to participate in the event – told Life.Panorama.am that Edward Snowden was also scheduled to appear online in the forum, however in the last minute he was replaced by Assange due to technical issues. “In general, Assange criticized internet governance methods. He cited Turkey as an example of internet censorship with regards to Kurdish and Armenian Genocide issues, with open discussions on the issue avoided in the country. He stressed that Turkey keeps the Ottoman archives closed due to the Armenian Genocide issue,” Martirosyan said. According to Martirosyan, in another event entitled Human Rights Protection on the Internet an internet activist from Turkey slammed suppression of the freedom of speech in his country, alluding to the 45.000 websites and YouTube video hosting ban. A Turkish official responded that the measure aimed to protect children rights in the Internet. “The explanation was laughed off by everyone in the audience. Turkey is one of very few countries where freedom of speech is in dire situation, with the issue as a matter of concern among the event participants,” added Martirosyan. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |