CLEAN : Freedom of expression in Turkey grim: UN rapporteur

The video discusses the balance between government rights and responsibilities in protecting national security and public order. It emphasizes that while governments have the prerogative to impose restrictions, these must be necessary, proportionate, and lawful. The speaker specifically urges the Turkish government to release detained journalists and ensure that any restrictions on freedom of expression during emergencies are proportionate to the situation's demands.

What is the primary responsibility of a government when it comes to national security?

• To ensure all restrictions are necessary and lawful

• To impose unlimited restrictions

• To prioritize economic growth over security

• To ignore public order concerns

What should governments ensure about their restrictions?

• They are temporary

• They are based on public opinion

• They are necessary and proportionate

• They are arbitrary

What action is urged regarding detained journalists and academics?

• To increase their detention period

• To transfer them to another country

• To release them immediately

• To keep them detained indefinitely

During a state of emergency, what must restrictions on freedom of expression be?

• Completely unrestricted

• Strictly proportionate to the situation

• Based on historical precedents

• Decided by international bodies

What is the speaker's stance on the government's use of counterterrorism legislation?

• It should be abolished completely

• It should be applied with necessary and proportionate measures

• It should be used to detain more individuals

• It should be used without any checks