Turkish journalist facing 28 years in prison
Reporter Nedim Sener who has written a book about the murder of journalist Hrant Dink, faces up to 28 years in prison after police officers filed complaints against him. Read more here
Initiative for Freedom of Expression
The Initiative for Freedom of Expression was launched to remove all barriers restricting freedom of expression and has been moving along for the last ten years in the form of a "civil disobedience" movement.
Transsexual Turkish singer acquitted
Bulent Esroy, a popular transsexual singer in Turkey, was acquitted yesterday of charges of ‘turning the people against military service’.
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ECHR fines Turkey on right to expression
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on 2 December that Turkish Labour Party (EMEP) member Ahmet Gemici’s right to freedom of expression was violated when the police seized copies of a party magazine whose distribution or sale had been banned.
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