Geneva-Turkey has backed down from an attempt a critical photo, which president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is displeasing, removed at an exhibition in Geneva
The plate just keeps hanging in a large, open window on the central square in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations. That has the Geneva Alderman Guillaume Barazzone said Tuesday in a tv broadcast of SRF. Switzerland, Geneva, and guarantee the freedom of expression. ''
On the picture of Dean S, which a Kurdish-Armenian background, but lives and works in Switzerland since 1980, Erdogan held responsible for the death of a young protester in Istanbul. In addition to the portrait of the boy is on the banner the text:,, I called Berkin Elvan, which police have me on the orders of the Turkish Prime Minister killed ''. Erdogan was still Prime Minister.
The Turkish consul wants the image is cleared away, but the Swiss have grind to.
By: The Associated Press/Photo: AFP
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