Monday, January 23, 2006

Bloomberg.com: Turkey Drops Insult Charges Against Novelist Amid EU Pressure

"Turkey Drops Insult Charges Against Novelist Amid EU Pressure

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A Turkish court dropped charges that novelist Orhan Pamuk insulted the country, in a case the European Union called a ``litmus test'' for deciding whether Turkey is increasing political freedoms in preparation for EU membership."

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