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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Newly elected pro-Kurdish lawmaker freed from Turkish prison - International Herald Tribune

"Newly elected pro-Kurdish lawmaker freed from Turkish prison

ISTANBUL, Turkey: A newly elected pro-Kurdish lawmaker was freed Tuesday after nine months in a Turkish prison, benefiting from immunity granted to members of Parliament after officials confirmed results from general elections.

Sebahat Tuncel greeted hundreds of people waiting for her in front of the prison in Gebze, near Istanbul, with a victory sign, and supporters clapped and showered her with flowers."

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