**For background to previous closures of “Evrensel”, see IFEX alert dated 10 April 1996** On 18 April 1996, Istanbul State Security Court ordered the leftist daily “Evrensel” closed for ten days for publishing the statement of a terrorist organization, a violation of Article 7 of the Anti-Terror Law. The charge stems from an article published […]
**For background to previous closures of “Evrensel”,
see IFEX alert dated 10 April 1996**
On 18 April 1996, Istanbul State Security Court ordered the
leftist daily “Evrensel” closed for ten days for publishing the
statement of a terrorist organization, a violation of Article 7
of the Anti-Terror Law. The charge stems from an article
published in the paper on 29 October 1995 about the Revolutionary
Front of the People’s Liberation Party (DHKPC).
Recommended Action
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such actions taken by Turkish authorities constitute a serious
infringement of press freedom and freedom of expression
“Evrensel”
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
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