Court grants Erdogan injunction against comedian Jan Böhmermann

A court in Germany granted an injunction against satirist Jan Böhmermann, preventing repetition of his so-called 'Defamatory Poem' about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The court decided the comic had crossed a line.

ESO: Background information: Germany and EU reject protests over song mocking Erdogan http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-and-eu-reject-protests-over-song-mocking-erdogan/

Politico, 18.05.16: Court bans German comedian from reciting parts of Erdoğan poem http://www.politico.eu/article/court-bans-german-comedian-from-reciting-parts-of-erdogan-poem-bohmermann-germany-turkey/

BBC News, 17.05.16: German court rules against comic Boehmermann over Erdogan poem http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36317006

The Wall Street Journal, 17.05.16: German Court Bans Bulk of Satirical Poem About Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-court-bans-bulk-of-satirical-poem-about-turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-1463512736

The Local.de, 18.05.16: Don't read Erdogan bestiality poem in public: court to comic http://www.thelocal.de/20160518/court-bans-comic-from-reading-erdogan-bestiality-poem

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