(RSF/IFEX) – On 24 September 1997, four men with walkie-talkies entered the office of the leftist daily “Gunluk Emek” in Dyarbakir, searched the premises and threatened a reporter present, saying, “Be careful. If an article about Dyarbakir is published in the newspaper, bad things will happen to you.” The four men seized some documents before […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 24 September 1997, four men with walkie-talkies
entered the office of the leftist daily “Gunluk Emek” in
Dyarbakir, searched the premises and threatened a reporter
present, saying, “Be careful. If an article about Dyarbakir is
published in the newspaper, bad things will happen to you.” The
four men seized some documents before leaving the office.
On 16 and 17 September, a truck belonging to the Birlesik Basin
Dagitimi (BBD) distribution company, which was transporting
issues of “Gunluk Emek” to Dyarbakir, was stopped by police, who
seized copies of the newspaper.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
“Gunluk Emek” and the seizure of copies of the newspaper
harassment of the newspaper and its staff stop
Appeals To
His Excellency Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476 or +90 312 230 8896Ministry of the Interior
Icisleri Bakanligi
06644 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 418 1066 / 418 1795 / 417 2390Copies to:
Mr Lutfu Esengul
State Minister with responsibility for Human Rights
Office of the Prime Minister
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476President of Parliamentary Human Rights Commission:
Mr Demir Berberoglu
Insan Haklari Inceleme Komisyonu Baskani
TBMM, Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 420 5394
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
