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Journalist Aktan Sentenced, Express Magazine Fined

KURDISH QUESTION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Journalist Aktan Sentenced, Express Magazine Fined

An Istanbul court handed down a prison sentence of one year and three months to journalist Irfan Aktan for an article published in the Express periodical. Editorial manager Erol received a monetary fine of TL 16,000.

7 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"Express" Journalists Face Imprisonment for 'pro-Kurdish' Article

"Express" Journalists Face Imprisonment for 'pro-Kurdish' Article

Journalists Aktan and Erol face imprisonment under charges of "spreading PKK propaganda" by reason of the article "Weather Conditions in the Region and in Qandil" published in the Express magazine. The journalists refer to the "public's right to be informed".

7 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu