Turkey: ISKD banned

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From: War Resisters International <warresisters>

/* Written 10:51 AM  Nov  7, 1996 by warresisters in gn:wri.news */
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From: warresisters at gn.apc.org (War Resisters' International)
Subject: ISKD banned
 
Thursday, 7 November 1996
 
The Governor of Izmir yesterday ordered the closing down of IZMIR Savas
Karsitlari Dernegi (War Resisters' Association). He gave the reason for
the ban as "distributing leaflets without permission": this refers to a
leaflet about Article 155 of the Turkish Penal Code ("alienating the
people from the military") - the article under which Osman Murat Ulke is
charged.  The leaflet itself was confiscated on Monday, 4 November. 
 
Izmir SKD will contest the legality of this abrogation, and a fuller
briefing - including numbers for protest faxes - will follow. 
 
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ACTIVISTS OF ISKD: By phone: you can phone to
the same number +90 232 4642492 because that has been forwarded to the
home of Serdar Tekin. He is most likely to be at home around midday and in
the evenings.  If that number does not work, Serdar's home number is +90
232 3305401.  Serdar speaks English, but his flatmates do not. 
 
Fax: The fax won't be usable for a few days.  In the meantime, today
(Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday, 8 Nov), you can send fax messages to the
Human Rights Association Izmir Section (+90 232 445 41 68).  This is a
phone and fax combined, and please bear i n mind that the person answering
might speak only Turkish. 
 
E-mail: This is functioning.  
 
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