"IFEX MEMBERS HIGHLIGHT FREE EXPRESSION CONCERNS AMIDST EU TALKS
As Turkey took one step closer toward membership in the European Union (EU) with the agreement last week to begin formal accession talks, IFEX members focused attention on the need to continue pressing the Turkish government on its free expression record.
The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN and the International Publishers Association (IPA) released a set of recommendations for bringing Turkey's new Penal Code in line with European free expression standards.
The groups say the Code, adopted on 27 September 2004, contains several provisions that discourage debate on sensitive topics, including Cyprus and the Armenian genocide. They say the EU must 'take action now to eliminate all remaining obstacles to freedom of expression under Turkish law.' "
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