Freemuse appellerer til den tyrkiske premierminister:
Dismiss the case against musician Ferhat Tunç
Jens Peter Bonde, a former senior member of the European Parliament and Pakistan’s world renowned rock musician Salman Ahmad are amongst a group of concerned artists, scholars and human rights activists joining Freemuse in an appeal to the Turkish government for the dismissal of the latest court case against Freemuse Award winner, Ferhat Tunç. He will be tried July 28 2010 in Diyarbakır, under article 7/2 of the Anti-Terrorism Law (TMY).
In a letter to the Turkish Prime Minister it says:
”We are deeply worried about the continuous harassment of our colleague by Turkish Authorities. We regret that criminalization of opinion remains a key obstacle to the protection of human rights and Turkey continues censoring and prosecuting its artists during a time when Turkey’s Human Rights and Free Expression records are under international scrutiny. Ferhat Tunç has at numerous events expressed his belief in a peaceful solution. He has always defended freedom of expression in accordance to the international conventions on human rights. We respectfully request immediate dismissal of the case against Mr. Ferhat Tunç.”
Freemuse in collaboration with Mr Bonde and an advisor from the EU commission office in Ankara attended a court case against Ferhat Tunç in Izmir in 2007. Although he was rightly acquitted Turkish authorities continue persecute Ferhat Tunç.
The letter signed by Freemuse Executive Director Marie Korpe has been approved and supported by:
Mr. Jens Peter Bonde, Denmark, Former member of the European Parliament, Co-founder of EUDemocrats and Foundation for EU Democracy.
Mr. Salman Ahmad, USA/Pakistan, Musician, UN Goodwill Ambassador, Lecturer, City University of New York.
Mr.Mark LeVine, USA, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Culture and Islamic Studies, Dept. of History, University of California, Irvine. Artist, contributor to international media.
Ms. Deepika Thathaal, Norway/USA, Artist, Human Rights Activist.
Mr. Klaus Slavensky, board member, Danish Pen, Denmark.
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