28 August 2010
A Kurdish language newspaper was shut down by a Turkish court.
Istanbul 11th High Criminal Court issued a shut down verdict today against Kurdish daily Rojev in grounds of making propaganda of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and KONGRA GEL.
The decision came after shut down of another Kurdish daily Azadiya Welat on Wednesday.
This is the fourt shut down verdict for Kurdish newspapers in 2010.
The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly challenged decisions by the Turkish courts.
EU officials say the prevailing culture among judges and prosecutors, and the severity of several articles in the criminal code, pose serious obstacles to Turkey's bid for EU membership.
But despite many promises, the government has so far made little progress in reforming the judiciary.
ANF NEWS DESK /
ANF NEWS AGENCY
