**For background to previous harassment of “Atilim”, see IFEX alerts dated 26, 21 and 19 March 1996** On 18 April 1996, a court ordered the leftist weekly “Atilim” closed for one month. A previous one-month closure order expired the same day. The latest order, issued under Article 8 of the Anti-Terror Law, is connected to […]
**For background to previous harassment of “Atilim”, see
IFEX alerts dated 26, 21 and 19 March 1996**
On 18 April 1996, a court ordered the leftist weekly “Atilim”
closed for one month. A previous one-month closure order expired
the same day. The latest order, issued under Article 8 of the
Anti-Terror Law, is connected to two articles published by
“Atilim” in 1995 entitled “We won’t let them divide Turkey up”
and “Time for the final blow in the PKK (Kurdish Workers’ Party)
war.”
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
immediate reversal of the court’s order
Appeals To
His Excellency Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476 or +90 312 230 8896
Ulku Guney
Minister of the Interior
Icisleri Bakanligi
06644 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 418 1066 or +90 312 418 1795
Mehmet Agar
Minister of Justice
Adalet Bakanligi
06659 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 3954
your diplomatic representative in Turkey
the Turkish diplomatic representative in your country
Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
