Alastair Sloan

Alastair Sloan
Alastair Sloan is a London-based journalist writing about injustice, politics and international affairs. His work appears regularly in The Guardian, The Independent, The Huffington Post, Policy Mic (columnist) and Index on Censorship.
Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves

Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves

Over the past few weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has deployed a curated mix of paid-for advertising, op-eds in pro-government newspapers, tweets and off-the-cuff press statements to justify their curbs on internet freedom. Alastair Sloan reports

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