Turkey - After victory for free speech in France, Turkey's turn next?

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails yesterday's ruling by the Constitutional Council that a proposed law punishing the “denial of legally recognized genocides” is unconstitutional. It had been on the verge of being signed into law by President Sarkozy. “We are pleased that freedom of expression has not been sacrificed to a cause, no matter how just the cause may be,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The dangerous breach opened by this law has been closed for the time being but it has already damaged (...)

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