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Europe
The Times November 01, 2006
Turkish protesters express anger at criticisms of their country (Umit Bentas/Reuters)
'Torture' taint to Turkey's EU entry
From David Charter in Brussels
THE EU scrambled to rescue Turkey’s membership application last night after a leaked assessment found the country’s progress stalling in a number of key areas.
A review of Turkish reforms due out next week will be critical of the State’s use of torture and its harassment of writers, according to a draft made public yesterday."
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