Tags: "European Court of Human Rights"

04 Feb
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Turkey says ECHR ruling on ‘genocide’ a milestone

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has applauded the Dec. 18 ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which stated that denying that the mass killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 was genocide was not a criminal offence.

04 Feb
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President Gül: “We should not transfer the pains to our children”

French President Francois Hollande was welcomed by the Turkish President Abdullah Gul on 27th January 2014, during the first official visit from a French head of state to Turkey since 1992. The two presidents also exchanged views on various issues ...

02 Feb
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A Victory for Free Speech

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed the right of people to have freedom of thought and expression. The left-wing unionist, Dogu Perincek had been found guilty of a criminal offence in Switzerland for daring to ...

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