PEN America Calls for Reversal of Prison Sentences Imposed on Turkish Filmmakers Ertugrul Mavioglu and Cayan Demirel for Documentary Bakur
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
NEW YORK, July 23 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Decision Seen as a Serious Blow for Artistic Freedom of Expression in Turkey
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The prison sentences imposed this month on award-winning Turkish documentary filmmakers Ertugrul Mavioglu and Cayan Demirel represent a "serious blow" to artistic freedom, and one more effort to silence those who fail to promote views held by President Erdogan, PEN America said . . .
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- Decision Seen as a Serious Blow for Artistic Freedom of Expression in Turkey
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The prison sentences imposed this month on award-winning Turkish documentary filmmakers Ertugrul Mavioglu and Cayan Demirel represent a "serious blow" to artistic freedom, and one more effort to silence those who fail to promote views held by President Erdogan, PEN America said . . .