January 25, 2006
An Orhan Pamuk Entry
Slate: The Novelist Walks: Why did Turkey drop the charges against Orhan Pamuk?
By Hugh Eakin
Newspaperindex: Turkey drops charges against novelist
IFEX: Proceedings against Orhan Pamuk dropped; PEN calls for end to all trials of writers
Newropeans: The Trial of Orhan Pamuk: Between Unreality & Change ?
by Dr Harry Hagopian
Writer's Blog: Charges Dropped Against Orhan Pamuk
Wandering woman: Orhan Pamuk
Posted by erkan at January 25, 2006 11:37 AMPosted to Documents | Profiles/Agents
Ahhh, I love it. I'll enjoy wandering through this post ... tesekkur!! (minus the important bits on the 's' and the 'u')
Posted by: Di at January 25, 2006 03:09 PMGood news. However, I was just reading an article commenting and comparing on two cases of writers facing jail, one being Orhan Pamuk and the other being David Irving. Irving is apparently facing jail in Austria for expressing holocaust denial views. I think the author of the article is Neil Brennant and he criticises the people condemning Turkey's treatment of Orhan Pamuk but conveniently ignoring the case of Irving. This is indeed a complex issue, but if free speech is a principle, then we cannot apply it selectively. These questions are not easily resolved, that is my conclusion. The article in question was translated in the Danish paper Weekendavisen.
Posted by: kathrine at January 26, 2006 03:00 PM