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Two journalists sued because of an interview that they conducted with a Kurdish member of parliament

A law suit was brought against the editor of the liberal Radikal newspaper, Hasan Cakkalkurt, and journalist, Rifat Basaran who conducted an interview with the BDP Kurdish member of parliament, Emine Ayna. It was claimed that the interview published in the newspaper on December 7, 2009 made propaganda of a terrorist organization. The hearings on the case will start in April.

Source: Milliyet (Turkey), February 17, 2010

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