Arsalan Iftikhar Chaudhry allegedly promised to influence his father's rulings. Arsalan Iftikhar Chaudhry, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, resigned on 3 July 2014 from his post as Vice Chairman of Balochistan Board of Investment. The appointment was being criticized heavily by the media and opposition parties. His appointment was also being linked to the alleged role of the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, in the alleged rigging of General Elections 2013. Arsalan Iftikhar had accused Imran Khan saying that he was hiding certain information about himself to contest General Election 2013; therefore, his credibility as member of national
Media censorship and disinformation during the Gezi Park protests Media censorship and disinformation during the Gezi Park protests The 2013 Gezi Park protests in Turkey saw massive amounts of censorship and disinformation by the mainstream media, especially by those supporting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP). A poll done by Istanbul Bilgi University in the first week of the protests showed that 84% of the demonstrators cited the lack of media coverage as a reason to join the protests, higher than the 56% of protesters who referred to the destruction of Gezi Park. Censorship is a common issue in Turkey. Since 2011, the