"Turkish Appeals Court Overturns Armenian Journalist's Conviction
The Associated Press
A Turkish appeals court on Friday overturned a lower court's decision to convict Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink for insulting the country's national identity in a series of articles, and ordered a new trial.
The journalist was convicted in July under a clause in the Turkish penal code that European Union officials say is incompatible with EU norms on freedom of expression. Turkey began EU membership talks in October. "
More:[ www.armenialiberty.org ] Friday 24, February 2006
