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Police vehicles and officers outside a television newsroom entrance in Istanbul during a raid

World Politics News · Oct 14, 2026

Turkish authorities seize pro opposition broadcaster Halk TV in dawn raid, appoint trustee and halt broadcasts

Police raided the Istanbul offices of Halk TV early on October 14, prosecutors named a government trustee to run the channel and live transmissions stopped, renewing international concerns about shrinking media space in Turkey.

Smartphone screens showing social media icons with a gavel and a database graphic

Social Media News · Oct 8, 2026

PTA says it blocked 1.58 million social media URLs, reveals 88.2 percent takedown rate

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority says it sent 1,789,022 URLs to platforms for action and recorded 1,577,936 blockings, underscoring the scale of content removal and the technical and legal limits of regulating global platforms.