Thursday, January 05, 2006

Reporters sans frontières - Letter to chancellor of Austria, new holder of the EU presidency, about violations of free expression in Turkey

"Letter to chancellor of Austria, new holder of the EU presidency, about violations of free expression in Turkey

In a letter to Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel of Austria, which has held the European Union presidency since 1 January, Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about recent attacks on press freedom in Turkey and has asked him to use his influence with the authorities in Ankara to convince them to amend articles 301 and 305 of the criminal code, under which journalists can be sent to prison for the views they express."

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