Political Youth Magazine Banned for 1 Month
The Yeni Demokrat Gençlik (YDG) Magazine ('New Democratic Youth) was shut down for one month upon the order of the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court. According to the Özgür Gündem newspaper ('Free Agenda'), the Istanbul court suspended the publication of the YDG magazine on the grounds of "praising crime and a criminal" and "spreading propaganda for the PKK", the armed outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Members of the YDG criticized the decision and said that it was the aim of this oppression to create puppets that do not think nor interrogate and that are stripped off their opposition identity within an ignorant system.
It was said in a statement that the magazine was subject to several attacks. The police allegedly left threatening letters at the homes of high school students in Izmir who were members of the YDG. The YDG members declared that the oppression and inhibition of the YDG magazine members was not going to deter them from their aims. (ÖÖ/VK)