Sunday, May 6, 2012

Newsfeed - May 6

GIT - North America is an independent organization, supported solely by the volunteered time dedicated by its members who are faculty and graduate students working on Turkey.

To sign the inaugural declaration of GIT, please send an e-mail to diana.gonzalez2@wanadoo.fr -- to join GIT - North America, e-mail gitamerica@yahoo.com


Supposedly most liberal university of Turkey bans May Day posters
Read about the ban on May Day Posters at Sabancı University via GIT - North America.

Excessive violence against students' peaceful protest in Samsun
Read about the violent crash of a peaceful protest by college students and the ensuing arrests in Samsun on GIT - North America.

100 Journalists still in Prison on World Press Freedom Day
Read BIA's quarterly media monitoring report and media unions' responses to press freedom related questions via GIT - North America.

Ragıp Zarakolu honored at PEN event in New York 
Read on Zarakolu's reception of the Association of American Publisher’s Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award via GIT - North America.