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Turkish parliament to vote on criminalizing the spread of ‘false information’

Istanbul, October 5, 2022—The Turkish parliament should not approve the draft bill on misinformation that would criminalize spreading “false information,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Turkey’s parliament, known as the Grand National Assembly, started discussing the draft bill on Tuesday evening and is set to finish voting this week, according to multiple news…

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Journalist Mehmet Altan waves after being released from the prison in Silivri, near Istanbul, Turkey on June 27, 2018. (Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir)

Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of July 2, 2017

Journalists released An Istanbul court on June 27 released Mehmet Altan from Istanbul’s Silvri prison pending an appeal of his conviction and life sentence, according to agency reports.

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