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European Court rules against Turkey in case brought by two journalists
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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  11/07/2014
Year Published:  2014  
Resource Type:  Article

Reporters Without Borders hails European Court of Human Rights ruling that Turkey violated the rights of two journalists, Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener, by keeping them in pre-trial detention for more than a year

Abstract:  RWB reiterates call for an end to all proceedings against Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener

Reporters Without Borders hails yesterday’s European Court of Human Rights ruling that Turkey violated the rights of two journalists, Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener, by keeping them in pre-trial detention for more than a year in 2011 and 2012 without “relevant” or “sufficient” grounds.

The court has ordered the Turkish authorities to pay 10,000 euros to Sik and 20,000 euros to Sener in compensation for...
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