On Tuesday German Justice Minister Heiko Maas criticized Turkey's arrest of a German journalist and said politicians who wanted to visit Germany should respect press freedoms, amid reports of a possible trip by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Freedom of speech must be universal, and actions by the President of Turkey to stifle the voices of the people are like "trying to stem the flow of a river." The aim seems to be creating a monolithic society that speaks in only one voice. Turkey must carry out comprehensive constitutional reform to ensure that the media will not be confined and the government will not be allowed to monopolize Turkey’s media, the internet and all other channels of speech. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-germany-journalist-mi-idUKKBN1671U7
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Reuters
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Karlheinz Schindler/AFP/Getty Images
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2017-02-28
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Deniz Yücel