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Turkish court remands businessman Kavala in jail: lawyer

“It is joyful that Aksakoglu is going to be united with his family, while Kavala’s detention will continue is saddening. We hope that the court will compensate it during next hearing,” Koyuncu told Reuters.

Reuters, 25 June 2019

In court with Osman Kavala: Turkey’s credibility on trial

In a trial that mirrors many aspects of the deep-seated crisis in rule of law and human rights in the country, Kavala and the 15 other defendants are up against a state apparently determined to usurp the judicial system for the political end of silencing its critics.
 
Hugh Williamson, 26 June 2019

Turkish democracy will struggle to survive one-man rule

Trial of civil society activists looks like revenge by president on those he thinks exposed his vulnerability

David Gardner, 26 June 2019

Trial begins in Turkey of 16 activists in 2013 protests

A Turkish businessman and philanthropist accused of seeking to overthrow the government described the charges against him as “fantastical” on Monday as he appeared in court after 600 days in pre-trial detention.

Laura Pitel, 24 June 2019

HRW: Charges Should be Dropped, Kavala, Aksakoğlu Should be Freed

The prosecutor has provided absolutely no credible evidence of any criminal activity in the hundreds of intercepted phone calls, financial reports, travel records, and other material," the HRW said ahead of the first hearing of the trial.

Bianet, 19 June 2019

Heilige Stätten und Möwen im Sturm

Kavala wird am 24. Juni der Prozess gemacht, wegen der angeblichen Finanzierung des Gezi-Aufstands, einer bürgerlichen Revolte, die genau vor sechs Jahren Istanbul in Atem hielt. Kavala sitzt schon seit 580 Tagen in Untersuchungshaft, die Anklageschrift ist voller Absurditäten. Seine Stiftung Anadolu Kültür aber macht weiter, so beharrlich wie die Möwe.

Christiane Schlötzer, 4 June 2019

Lawyer Turgut Kazan comments: 'Constitutional Court should give a judgement without fear considering its prestige'

The Constitutional Court will examine the application of Osman Kavala its meeting on May 22. 

Bianet, 21 May 2019

Constitutional Court ruling on Osman Kavala “rubs salt into the wound of injustice”

Milena Buyum: 'Today's inexplicable decision by Turkey's highest court rubs salt into the wound of injustice. Osman Kavala's rights have been abused. He should not have spent a single day behind bars, let alone nearly 600 days.'

Amnesty International, 22 May 2019

Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Awards Granted for 17th Time

The 17th Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Awards have been granted to Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur-Fincancı, Ayşe Düzkan and Osman Kavala, “who have suffered oppression due to their freedom of expression activities.”

Bianet, 9 May 2019

Baseless Charges Over Landmark 2013 Protests

Human Rights Watch analyzed the indictment and found an acute lack of specificity to the allegations it contains. The prosecutor has made no serious attempt to discover a causal link between the alleged evidence cited against the defendants and the charges against them.

HRW, 25 March 2019

Amnesty International: Release Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu

The Amnesty International has launched an urgent action campaign for Osman Kavala, Yiğit Aksakoğlu and 14 other rights defenders: "The indictment attempts to rewrite the history of the Gezi Park protests and silence some of Turkey's most prominent civil society figures."

Bianet, 12 March 2019

Osman Kavala’s Attorney İlkan Koyuncu: Indictment Misreads Gezi

Speaking to bianet about the Gezi indictment, İlkan Koyuncu, the attorney of Osman Kavala, has said, 'This indictment shows that they have imprisoned Kavala all for nothing for 16 months.'

Bianet, 6 March 2019

Controversial judicial decisions cause Turkey’s biggest problem to resurface

The current practices of the judicial system reveal the fact that these problems need immediate and substantive remedies. A failure in delivering drastic and structural changes in the justice system will unfortunately further distance Turkey from the universally-approved value-based system.

Serkan Demirtaş, 23 February 2019

EU: Gezi Park Indictment Creates a Climate of Fear

'The indictments announced yesterday against Osman Kavala and 15 others raise questions as to the adherence of the Turkish judiciary to international and European standards' said the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

22 February 2019

Osman Kavala, 15 Rights Defenders Facing Life Sentence Over Gezi Park Protests

The indictment for 16 rights defenders including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu has been prepared. It alleges that the 16 people are the "head executives" who organized the Gezi Park protests.

Bianet, 20 February 2019

  

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