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Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan

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President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen freedoms of expression and organisation in the country and the right to a fair trial as part of what his government has called a Human Rights Action Plan. The plan, promised in recent months as part of a series of legal reforms, would also improve the judiciary system, Erdogan said, adding that no one can

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Times of India

Celebrated Turkish actor risks jail for Erdogan 'insult'

Middle East News: Now aged 77, the wry-witted comedian and poet with an easy smile and a bad back risks returning to jail on charges of insulting Turkish President Rece

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

Celebrated Turkish actor risks jail for Erdogan 'insult'

Mujdat Gezen's half-century career as an acclaimed Turkish writer and actor has included awards, a stint as a UN goodwill ambassador and a taste of prison after a 1980 putsch.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan

ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen freedoms of expression and organisation in the country and the right to a fair trial as part of what his government has called a Human Rights Action Plan. The plan, promised in recent months as part of a series of legal reforms, would also improve the judiciary system, Erdogan said, adding that no one can

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

Erdogan pledges rights reforms, critics say not enough

Turkey's president has announced a series of reforms aimed at improving human rights in the country

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Erdogan pledges rights reforms, critics say not enough

Turkey’s president has announced a series of reforms aimed at improving human rights in the country

3 years ago

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IBTimes

Turkish Court Clears Actors Of 'Insulting' Erdogan

An Istanbul court on Monday delivered a rare victory to freedom of expression advocates in Turkey by acquitting two veteran actors of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The case against Mujdat Gezen and Metin Akpinar -- both in their late 70s and mainstays of Turkish television and film -- was seen by their supporters as another example of Erdogan's sweeping clampdown on political dissent. The two could have been sentenced to up to four…

3 years ago·United States

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