Turkish-Armenian blogger sentenced to Turkish prison for blasphemy
By Ivan Watson and Gul Tuysuz, CNN
May 23, 2013 -- Updated 1401 GMT (2201 HKT)
Istanbul (CNN) -- A Turkish-Armenian blogger vowed to appeal a day after an Istanbul court sentenced him to more than a year in prison for blasphemy.
In a phone interview with CNN, Sevan Nisanyan accused Turkey's Islamic-rooted government of politically persecuting him.
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