Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Turkish authorities launch raids to censor book before publication | World news | Guardian Weekly

"Turkish authorities launch raids to censor book before publication

Investigative journalist Ahmet Sik sees his Army of the Imam seized in court-ordered 'Operation Delete'

Publishers in Turkey are often in court, but for the first time the authorities have censored a book that is not even finished. On 24 March police launched a series of raids on newspapers, publishers and even cells at Silivri prison in an attempt to pick up drafts of The Army of the Imam, a book the investigative journalist Ahmet Sik had nearly finished when he was taken into custody in early March."

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