"Redefining Turkishness
On Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted to parliament an amendment to the controversial Article 301 of the penal code which places harsh restrictions on free speech. Currently, any citizen can be brought to court and imprisoned for 'insulting Turkishness.' And while the Turkish government would like us to believe that this amendment is a step toward righting its troubled civil-rights record, the changes do nothing to alleviate constrictions on expression."
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