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Category: human rights

The Turks and Kurds demonstrate together in Istanbul

25 July, 2011 (20:01) | human rights |

I thought this was a very good idea – that maybe the Turks and Kurds would reconcile their differences and finally demand peace and an end to the violence. Because I thought it is a very good idea, I have decided to post this news story about Istanbul from CNN. One can say, “it’s about [...]

Internet censorship in Turkey

18 July, 2010 (11:43) | human rights, News from Istanbul |

It’s pretty pathetic that Turkey still censors the internet, banning YouTube or anything else for that matter. A true democracy allows people to decide for themselves what they themselves want to watch or read. If one does not want to watch or read something, the individual should decide for themselves. In this news article on [...]

The Bliss (Mutluluk) Movie from Turkey

6 April, 2010 (09:28) | Films, human rights |

It’s not often that we get the opportunity to see a good Turkish film where we live in Toronto.  One of our only opportunities usually comes once a year when the Toronto International Film Festival opens and Turkey enters a movie or two into the lineup.  The only other chance to see a good Turkish [...]

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