Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Illegal court ban on websites deplored

"Illegal court ban on websites deplored

Reporters Without Borders today criticised a Turkish court’s indefinite suspension of two pro-Kurdish websites and called for an explanation from the authorities, as the law requires.

The Ankara assizes court on 20 March ordered suspension of the website of the daily paper Gundem, Ozgurgundem.org, which has been inaccessible since 1 April and on 11 February that of the Firat news agency (ANF), firatnews.eu, both for alleged “propaganda in favour of the Kurdistan Workers Party.”"

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