PEN International: Turkiye - Repeal the 'Disinformation Law'
April 29, 2026
April 29, 2026
LONDON, England, April 29 -- PEN International issued the following news:
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Turkiye: Repeal the 'disinformation law'
PEN International joins the International Press Institute and partners in strongly condemning the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code - widely known as the 'disinformation law' - to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists, and calling on the government to repeal the provision immediately and r . . .
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Turkiye: Repeal the 'disinformation law'
PEN International joins the International Press Institute and partners in strongly condemning the intensifying use of Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code - widely known as the 'disinformation law' - to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists, and calling on the government to repeal the provision immediately and r . . .