'Prisoners Gazette' Published with "Enlarged Staff"
From Bianet, Monday, January 9, 2012
The second issue of the Prisoners Gazette written by journalists in prison will be distributed on Tuesday (10 January) as a supplement of the Aydınlık, Atılım, BirGün and Evrensel newspapers.
The issue will be printed with more than 100,000 copies. 16 pages were prepared by 43 journalists in prison, two journalists who were released recently and two guest writers.
The issue also includes an obituary for journalist Suzan Zengin. She underwent a heart surgery after she had been released from prison from which she was not able to recover.
The Turkey Journalists Union (TGS) announced a number of quotations from the "enlarged staff of writers:"
Ragıp Zarakolu: "I could not bear the burden of being outside the prison any longer. I am freer here!"
To read the news in full, please visit:
http://www.bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/135305-prisoners-gazette-published-with-enlarged-staff
