"Insulting Turkish Identity"
Hrant Dink, the editor of Istanbul's Armenian newspaper "Agos", has been given a suspended six months jail sentence by an Istanbul court for an article in which he allegedly "insulting Turkish identity". In the article from February 2004, Dink had addressed the Armenian Genocide.
RFE/RL's Armenian service and BBC have more on this topic. The Financial Times remembers that novelist Orhan Pamuk is facing similar charges.
Some blogs have reacted, too. The Media Law Prof Blog writes: "Some observers consider its lack to sensitivity to freedom of speech, including the conviction of Mr. Dink, and an upcoming prosecution of novelist Orhan Pamuk on similar charges, among other issues, may make its admission to the EU difficult."
Verbal Privilege says that in the case of Hrant Dink sentence "incidentally, this is the same court--and same law--under which Orhan Pamuk has been charged".
RFE/RL's Armenian service and BBC have more on this topic. The Financial Times remembers that novelist Orhan Pamuk is facing similar charges.
Some blogs have reacted, too. The Media Law Prof Blog writes: "Some observers consider its lack to sensitivity to freedom of speech, including the conviction of Mr. Dink, and an upcoming prosecution of novelist Orhan Pamuk on similar charges, among other issues, may make its admission to the EU difficult."
Verbal Privilege says that in the case of Hrant Dink sentence "incidentally, this is the same court--and same law--under which Orhan Pamuk has been charged".
posted by yessem at 7:29 PM
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