(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, on 5 March 1998, a court sentenced Aydin Koral, a journalist for the pro-Islamic newspaper “Selam”, to nearly two years in prison. The judge ruled that an article written by Koral, which criticized growing ties between Turkey and Israel, was a threat to national security. IPI believes that the jailing […]
(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, on 5 March 1998, a court sentenced Aydin Koral, a
journalist for the pro-Islamic newspaper “Selam”, to nearly two years in
prison. The judge ruled that an article written by Koral, which criticized
growing ties between Turkey and Israel, was a threat to national security.
IPI believes that the jailing of Aydin Koral is in violation of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees everyone’s right to
freedom of opinion and expression, including the “freedom to hold opinions
without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
through any media.”
Recommended Action
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from prison -appealing to them to fulfill their pledge to initiate legal
reform of Turkish laws under which journalists currently can be imprisoned
for what they write
Appeals To
His Excellency Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476 or +90 312 230 8896
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