Turkey - Anti-terrorism legislation – announced reforms must not stop halfway

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails the government's declared intention of amending Turkey's anti-terrorism legislation and encourages it to do this in a comprehensive manner. The law currently being drafted, which will amend articles in the criminal code, the anti-terrorism law and the media law, could be a major step in the right direction. But, to represent a real watershed, it will need to be extensive and detailed for the judicial system to implement it properly. And it will need to be (...)

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