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Tag Archives: Selek
The Pinar Selek Case: The “Ground Hog Day Prosecution”
One of the great romantic comedies of my youth was Groundhog Day, the story of a misanthrope news reporter doomed to repeat the same awful day over and over again until he got it right. The news today that a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Murray, Emma Sinclair-Webb, Groundhog Day, Murat Cekic, PEN International, Pinar Selek, Selek, Trial, Turkish Justice System
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Turkey applies for Pınar Selek’s extradition
According to press reports, Turkey has applied to France for the extradition of Pınar Selek, who was sentenced this past January to life imprisonment for a 1998 bombing at the Egyptian Bazaar in Istanbul. Selek’s kafkaesqe trial has been widely … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Emma Sinclair-Webb, Extradition, France, Human Rights, human rights watch, Pinar Selek, Selek, Turkey
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