Turkey bans forced virginity tests ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Family members and officials will no longer be allowed to force women and girls to undergo virginity tests, Turkey's Justice Ministry said Wednesday. In a country where female virginity is highly valued, orphans, prisoners and even foreign tourists staying in hotel rooms with male companions have been subjected to gynecological tests against their will. Critics have denounced the tests as a human rights violation, although many conservative Turkish families defend them as a way of deterring girls from damaging marriage prospects. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557916842-748> *** And: Leftist paper banned in Turkey, see full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557917947-55e>
