53 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS CALL ON TURKEY TO LIFT ARTICLE 301

Hurriyet, Turkey
April 11 2007

53 Nobel Prize winners are calling on Turkey to get rid of its
controversial article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, as well as to
stop discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities.

A letter including signatures from well known Nobel Prize winners
such as Elie Wiesel was published by the Elie Wiesel Institute,
noting that the best way to honor the memory of people such as slain
journalist Hrant Dink was to stand up for freedom of expression and to
strengthen relations between Turks and Armenians. The letter writers
also called on the Yerevan administration in Armenia to do more to
back human rights and the holding of transparent election processes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress