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Turkey: In support of freedom of
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25.3.2006
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Amnesty International - Press release,
03/24/2006
From 1-10 April 2006, Amnesty International groups
around the world will be asking members of the
public to sign postcards urging the Turkish
authorities to abolish Article 301 of the Turkish
penal code.
Amnesty International believes that Article 301 of
the Turkish Penal Code poses a threat to the
fundamental right to freedom of expression.
Individuals including human rights defenders,
publishers, prominent writers, and journalists, are
being prosecuted because they have dared to discuss
publicly the "official" version of the country's
history or the role of the army, or have caricatured
state officials.
The case against Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk for
comments on the deaths of Kurds and Armenians in
Turkey has been dropped. However, this is too small
a step on the road to freedom of expression.
Amnesty International members are appealing to
members of the public to put pressure on the Turkish
authorities to immediately stop prosecutions against
individuals under the article and to abolish it in
its entirety.
For more information, please see:
Turkey: Court drops case against novelist Orhan
Pamuk (AI Index: EUR 44/001/2006)
Turkey: Article 301 is a threat to freedom of
expression and must be repealed now! (AI Index:
EUR 44/035/2005)
Turkey: Article 301: How the law on “denigrating
Turkishness” is an insult to free expression (AI
Index: EUR 44/003/2006)
www.amnesty.org
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