"Proposed amendments to Camiel Eurlings's Draft Report on Turkey's progress towards accession by Joost Lagendijk and Cem Özdemir in name of the Greens / EFA
G. whereas progress in the area of freedom of expression is still far from satisfactory, presenting a mixed picture featuring certain positive developments, such as the recent acquittals of Professor Ibrahim Kaboglu and Professor Baskin Oran, prosecuted under Articles 216 and 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, and of the author Orhan Pamuk, while a number of human rights defenders are still being prosecuted and journalists and publishers continue to face trials, for example the journalist Hrant Dink, whose case, despite his acquittal by a court ruling, has been referred to the Court of Cassation, the journalist Perihan Magden, charged under article 118 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) for "discouraging the people from military service" and others, such as the human rights activist Eren Keskin, have been sentenced,"
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