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From 10 Artists, Rights Defenders to Erdoğan: Free Kavala

Music professor Osborne has brought a petition prepared by 10 world-renowned artists and rights defenders demanding Kavala be freed to Turkey.

Bianet, 11 December 2017

Academics from Columbia University Call for Release of Rights Activist Kavala

15 Columbia University faculty members have made urged the Turkish Government to release the arrested rights advocate and Anadolu Kültür association’s chairperson Kavala and to drop all charges against him.

Bianet, 08 December 2017

Hrant's Friends: "Osman Kavala belongs with us"

“Hrant’s Friends" gathered in front of the courthouse demanding justice; they also urged the release of rights activist and businessperson Osman Kavala.

Bianet, 5 December 2017

A reunion at the gate of a prison for Osman Kavala

As friends who know him well, we deny all allegations that Osman took part in a coup attempt or was in any way involved with a criminal organization masquerading as a religious community.

RC'75, 29 November 2017

Opinion: On Responding

The main question of this piece of writing is this: How could the western diplomats develop an alternative discourse to the symbolic iconoclasm carried out by the Turkish Government against the “western values”? 

Aslı Çavuşoğlu, October-November 2017

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Ein Brief von Marc Pieri an Osman Kavala

Deine Haft, lieber Osman, soll die freien Denker in der Türkei einschüchtern und ausländische Regierungen und Kreise jenseits der Regierungen verärgern.

Marc Pierini, 25 November 2017

Lettre de Marc Pierini à Osman Kavala

Ceux qui te connaissent t'assurent de leur compassion et de leur soutien, même s'ils doivent être traités de conspirateurs et d'ennemis de la Turquie.

Marc Pierini, 23 November 2017

Why is Osman Kavala in jail?

Osman Kavala has been thrown in jail on unjust, unfounded, hollow accusations that are devoid of logic and reason.

Kadri Gürsel, 21 November 2017

Osman Kavala sorgt sich um kulturellen Austausch

Der inhaftierte Kulturmäzen beklagt Absagen wie die des Gastspiels der Schaubühne beim Istanbuler Theaterfestival. 

Christiane Schlötzer, 20 November 2017

“Cultural Hegemony” by Means of the Police

 The detention and arrest of Osman Kavala is a very important part of the political and cultural decimation carried out by the government over the recent years in Turkey.

Asena Günal, 16 November 2017

Osman Kavala est bien seul aujourd’hui

Un collectif d’universitaires français, parmi lesquels les envoyés spéciaux de l’Unesco Beate et Serge Klarsfeld et l’historienne Annette Wieviorka, interpelle les Européens sur la détention, dans son pays, de cet homme d’affaires ouvert au dialogue entre les cultures.

Le Monde, 16 November 2017

Osman Kavala, der "Soros der Türkei"

Freunde des Mäzens, die nun die Website osmankavala.org ins Netz gestellt haben, nennen die Vorwürfe absurd und unbewiesen.

Christiane Schlötzer, 12 November 2017

Osman Kavala: as I know him

 I shall always remain grateful for having met you and known the scope of your benevolent work, Osman Kavala.

Arsinée Khanjian, 11 November 2017

Freiheit für Osman Kavala

Ich weiß, es ist kein Trost: Aber sie können immer nur Menschen einsperren, nie die Ideen, für die diese Menschen stehen.

Deniz Utlu, 10 November 2017

The Case against Turkish Philanthropist Osman Kavala

The absurd criminal charges announced last week represent an attack on the democratic values Kavala has worked to instill.

Nate Schenkkan, 9 November 2017

  

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