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15-Mar-2019 16:10 |
The Court stated in the ruling that “the prison sentence was given taking into consideration her statements in the press before and after the crime, and her description of Turkish military operations as brutal, an attempted genocide, a war crime and an attack on Kurdish people in general.” The Court further stated that “her prison sentence was increased to 2 years and 6 months as the peace petition was publicised through press.” Furthermore, the Court refused to reduce her prison time on the grounds that “she did not show remorse for signing the petition and behaved ‘improperly’ during the hearings.”
On 30 June 2016, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Ahmet Nesin and Erol Önderoğlu were questioned in relation to their participation in the 'Guest Editor in Chief Campaign', organised to show solidarity with the Özgür Gündem (Free Agenda) newspaper and to defend the freedom of press in Turkey against the harassment of, and investigations against, its journalists. Since the recommencement of the conflict between the Kurdish population of the country and the Turkish government in July 2015, pressure on media outlets in Turkey - especially those reporting on the conflict itself - has increased significantly. Özgür Gündem, one of the most renowned newspapers devoted to Kurdish issues, has also been targeted by the government. In March 2016, an investigation was opened against the newspaper into its alleged involvement in the propaganda of terrorism.
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