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Thursday, December 15, 2005

A Turkish law that chills speech now spurs debate - The Boston Globe

"A Turkish law that chills speech now spurs debate
Rights groups decry curbs on expression

By Jonathan Gorvett, Globe Correspondent | December 15, 2005

ISTANBUL -- Some of Turkey's leading media and literary figures are facing possible prison sentences because of a controversial law that makes it illegal to ''insult Turkishness.'"

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