February 24, 2007 - 14:23 AMT
A protest action against 301st article took place in Turkey
Yesterday a civil disobedience action was held in Turkey against the 301st article of the Penal Code. 10 members of "Strong Turkey" not numerous party are going to sound Orhan Pamuk's and slain Hrant Dink's statements that, according to 301st article, were qualified as "insulting Turkishness". A similar protest action is scheduled for the next week with participation of other 10 members of the same party. The chairman of "Strong Turkey" said, that their actions will continue until the controversial article is revised. "We do not want to see Turkey stuck in mud," he stressed "Azg" reports.