Monday, April 15, 2013
Tweeting Turkish pianist given suspended sentence for blasphemy
[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:39:39 GMT ]
A world-renowned concert pianist was given a suspended jail sentence in Turkey on Monday for insulting religious values on Twitter, a case which has become a cause celebre for Turks alarmed about creeping Islamic conservatism.Fazil Say, also a leading composer, went on trial in October for blasphemy — a crime that can carry an 18-month sentence — for a series of tweets including one citing a thous...
[ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:39:39 GMT ]
A world-renowned concert pianist was given a suspended jail sentence in Turkey on Monday for insulting religious values on Twitter, a case which has become a cause celebre for Turks alarmed about creeping Islamic conservatism.Fazil Say, also a leading composer, went on trial in October for blasphemy — a crime that can carry an 18-month sentence — for a series of tweets including one citing a thous...
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