Friday, February 24, 2006

[ www.armenialiberty.org ] Friday 24, February 2006

"Turkish Appeals Court Overturns Armenian Journalist's Conviction

The Associated Press

A Turkish appeals court on Friday overturned a lower court's decision to convict Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink for insulting the country's national identity in a series of articles, and ordered a new trial.

The journalist was convicted in July under a clause in the Turkish penal code that European Union officials say is incompatible with EU norms on freedom of expression. Turkey began EU membership talks in October. "

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