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Turkey: Criminal law silences discussion

This is a guest post by Felix Colchester The Turkish government’s much anticipated “Kurdish Initiative” was discussed in parliament on 10 November, with many political parties eager to have their say...

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Kaya Genç: Hrant Dink, a misinterpreted peacemaker

This is a guest post by Kaya Genç “Finally now I am appealing to the European Court of Human Rights,” Hrant Dink wrote in his last article for Agos, the newspaper he had edited since 1996. “I don’t...

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Middle East: A bad month for media freedom

It’s not going well for maverick, boundary-pushing journalists this month. In Morocco edgy magazine Nichane closed its doors, with the publisher claiming it was the victim of an advertising boycott...

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Middle East media round up

Morocco’s on-again off-again ban on the Al Jazeera satellite news channel is apparently on again. The kingdom is famously touchy about certain issues — last year it banned a magazine for publishing an...

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Index Index – International free speech roundup 23/01/13

A magazine editor in Thailand has been sentenced to 11 years in jail today (23 January) for insulting the monarchy. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was found guilty of violating Thailand’s lese majeste laws,...

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