[The prospect of EU membership encouraging democracy in Turkey is looking less likely by the month. If it's a choice between military takeover and the mullahs, which do you go for??
[If anyone has media pressure-points to press, press 'em now!] Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:59:54 +0200 Subject: Turkey Media Crackdown From: To: Roger Clarke <[email protected]> Dear Roger, hope this email finds you well... I am writing this to you for an alarming situation in Turkey. There is a media crackdown.... On Sunday the Turkish police arrested senior journalists, media executives and even the scriptwriter for a popular television series on charges of "forming, leading and being a member of an armed terrorist organization." Ekrem Dumanl, the editor in chief of the most circulated Turkish newspaper Zaman is amongst the detained journalists. This is an alarming situation for democracy and basic human rights. Any sign of solidarity for our fellow journalists from your side is highly appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Here is the story: <http://www.todayszaman.com/mobile_detailHeadline.action?newsId=366944>http://www.todayszaman.com/mobile_detailHeadline.action?newsId=366944 <http://mashable.com/2014/12/14/journalists-police-turkey-detained/>http://mashable.com/2014/12/14/journalists-police-turkey-detained/ Best -- Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/ Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6288 6916 http://about.me/roger.clarke mailto:[email protected] http://www.xamax.com.au/ Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
