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Turkey: Tightening Up on Free Speech

Posted February 6th, 2014 at 3:55 pm (UTC+0)
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  Turkey this week took a step toward stifling critics and limiting free speech.  Parliament passed a new law Wednesday which, if signed by President Abdullah Gül, will allow communication authorities to block access to internet sites within four hours–even without a court order. The legislation will require web hosts to store all internet browsing histories […]

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