{"article":{"id":140733,"heading":"Dec 9th Protest for Mehmet Tarhan","author":"FYI","created":"2005-12-07 23:19:32","modified":"2013-11-11 00:36:56","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:36:56","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Mehmet Tarhan is a gay anarchist conscientious objector &ndash; against all wars and any alternative to military service. He was sentenced to four years by a military court for &ldquo;refusing orders&rdquo;.  Turkey does not recognize conscientious objection and provides no alternative to military service.  <br><br> This Protest has been called by the Global Women's Strike\/LA <br>  <br> For more info, contact GWS\/LA 323-292-7405 <br><br> Links for background information:  <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.refusingtokill.net\/Turkey\/ReleaseMehmet.htm\">http:\/\/www.refusingtokill.net\/Turkey\/ReleaseMehmet.htm<\/a> <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wri-irg.org\/co\/turkcampaign-en.htm\">http:\/\/www.wri-irg.org\/co\/turkcampaign-en.htm<\/a> <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anarkismo.net\/newswire.php?story_id=583\">http:\/\/www.anarkismo.net\/newswire.php?story_id=583<\/a> <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Picket for the Release of Political Prisoner:  Mehmet Tarhan Turkish consulate\r\n6300 Wilshire Blvd.\r\n11 am Friday, December 9  ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/12\/140733.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}