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Tag Archives: KCK
Orwell in Translation: Turkey’s New Spy Law
One step forward, three steps back. That, sadly, has been the direction of Turkey’s human rights record of late. On the plus side, a wave of individuals associated with the KCK who had been held in pre-trial detention for years … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, human rights watch, intelligence law, KCK, MIT, Turkey, Twitter Trial, YouTube
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Top PEN prize Ayşe Berktay
PEN America has awarded Ayşe Berktay its most prestigious award this year, the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. The award, which “honors international writers who have been persecuted or imprisoned for exercising or defending the right to freedom of expression” … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Turkey
Tagged Ayse Berktay, Freedom of Expression, Intellectuals, KCK, Kurds, Pen, Turkey
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