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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Court closes Turkish paper for 30 days

An Istanbul court has ordered the 30-day closure of the newspaper Gündem for publishing two articles by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Murat Karayilan. The paper was accused under Turkey's anti-terrorism law of spreading PKK propaganda. Its editor-in-chief Yüksel Genc says it is the fourth time this year his paper has been closed down. The same court, citing the same law, also fined two editors and a journalist with the newspaper Hürriyet for publishing an interview with Kurdish militants. (Via Bianet)

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