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...
View ArticleKaya 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...
View ArticleMiddle 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...
View ArticleMiddle 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...
View ArticleIndex 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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