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Bulgaria Bans Anti-Turkey Protest March of Kurds SOFIA, Mar 20, 2002 -- (dpa) Bulgaria followed Romania's lead and refused to allow Kurdish demonstrators to march through its territory and hold demonstrations on the border with Turkey, local media reported Wednesday. The authorities based their decision on a 1992 friendship treaty with Turkey. Around 200 Kurds on a protest march from western Europe were previously stranded for more than 20 hours on the Hungarian-Romanian border, the national radio said. The march, which started in Brussels, was organized by the Kurdish PKK party under the motto "language without borders". PKK has been banned in several European countries. Participants wanted to hold demonstrations on the Turkish border, in a push for more rights, particularly the recognition of the Kurdish language. Kurds living in Bulgaria said they would join the protest at the border. (C)2002. dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
