<p>Vocational Students Protecting the Institution have admitted that their members took part in assaults of a photojournalist and another citizen after a protest on 22 April. Despite the attacker being temporarily banished from the group, concerns remain over media safety and the likelihood of further hate crimes.</p>

<p>The Cabinet approved the draft <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vjDJp8JqF6JtZObAae3ZojE8ul5i4jd_/view">Act on Media Ethics and Professional Standards</a> on 11 January, passing it on to join the queue for parliamentary debate and approval. In principle, it claims to support self-regulation by media professionals . But many still have concerns over it becoming another tool for censorship.</p>