Publisher Ragip Zarakolu Back on Trial Again Alongside Writer Mehmet Güler
TURKEY Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and free expression activist, is on trial again for publishing another book by author Mehmet Güler. Both Zarakolu and Güiler are accused under the… More
Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu Acquitted – Writer Mehmet Güler Sentenced to 15 Months
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials, and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, was acquitted at a hearing on June 10,… More
Publisher and Human Rights Activist Faces Imprisonment
Ragip Zarakolu, publisher and human rights activist, who has been subject to harassment, trials and periods of imprisonment since the 1970s, is expecting a verdict at his next trial… More
Publisher and Writer Face Imprisonment
Publisher Ragip Zarakolu and author Mehmet Güler, on trial in Turkey since May 2009, face prison sentences of up to seven and a half years for Güler’s novel More… More
Publisher Sentenced Under Article 301
International PEN condemns the sentencing of publisher Ragip Zarakolu in Istanbul on June 17 for "insulting the State" (Article 301, Turkish Penal Code). More
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