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Artists, Politicians and Rights Defenders Tell the Story of Osman Kavala

Pioneered by artistic director Shermin Langhoff and filmmaker Fatih Akın, representatives from the arts, politics and civil society have formed an initiative called “Artists United for Osman Kavala”: "We will not stop until Osman Kavala is free."

Bianet, 3 June 2020

Free Rights Defender Following European Court Ruling

Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, and the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project have submitted a detailed submission to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers urging it to call on the government of Turkey to ensure the immediate release of Osman Kavala.

HRW, 2 June 2020

Osman Kavala: "Ma détention peut être prolongée indéfiniment"

Emprisonné sans réel fondement depuis le 18 octobre 2017, l’homme d’affaires et mécène turc estime que son cas ternit l’image de la justice de son pays.

Marie Jégo, 2 June 2020

ECtHR Ruling on Osman Kavala is Now Final

With the rejection of the government’s objection, the ECtHR ruling on arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala is now final. 

Bianet, 12 May 2020

Outrage over denial of amnesty for Turkish political prisoners

On Monday Amnesty International along with two dozen human rights organisations joined Turkish groups calling for the immediate release of journalists and other political prisoners who are currently  not eligible under the new terms.

The Guardian, 31 March 2020

The future of Turkey-EU ties after the Kavala case

Turkey’s accession process is approaching an irreversible end due to the recent developments that are continuously wearing down its democratic and human rights standards.

Serkan Demirtaş, 26 February 2020

A civil society activist’s arrest is another sign of the Erdogan regime’s cruelty and paranoia (2)

That one of Turkey’s leading civil society figures could be imprisoned and prosecuted on such a preposterous pretext is just one more sign of the cruelty and paranoia that has come to characterize Mr. Erdogan’s regime.

Editorial Board, 24 February 2020

Osman Kavala doit être libre

Au-delà de son caractère kafkaïen, la nouvelle arrestation d’Osman Kavala n’est pas seulement le énième déni de justice en Turquie. Il constitue aussi un défi au Conseil de l’Europe, dont la Turquie est membre, et dont est issue la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme.

Le Monde, 24 February 2020

Appel à la libération des prisonniers d’opinion en Turquie

Exclure les prisonniers d’opinion (ou ceux qui n’ont aucune raison juridique de se trouver en prison) du champ de cette loi de libération anticipée pour cause de pandémie reviendrait à condamner ces prisonniers à un risque extrêmement élevé, et potentiellement mortel.

Simone Susskind, 11 April 2020

Guilty of caring: Turkey acquits the Gezi Park protesters, then rearrests one

The philanthropist, who has spent his fortune saving historic monuments and promoting dialogue with Armenians and Kurds, is now charged with aiding an attempted military coup in 2016.

The Economist, 20 February 2020

The Gezi Trial Stunt and Turkey’s Increasing Isolation

The acquittal of Osman Kavala followed by his absurd rearrest shows the abysmal state of rule of law and democracy in Turkey.

Marc Pierini, 20 February 2020

The West’s balancing act with Turkey

So most probably, the court decision to acquit all the suspects over their alleged roles in the 2013 Gezi Park protests must have come as a relief for Merkel. But Osman Kavala, the only defendant who was under arrest, was not released due to another probe.

Barçın Yinanç, 20 February 2020

Prominent Civic Leader Rearrested After Acquittal

Kenneth Roth: “The immediate re-arrest of Osman Kavala in another bogus investigation after his acquittal on trumped-up charges for the Gezi Park protests shows how Turkey’s criminal justice system is politically manipulated, with detention and prosecutions pursued at the political whim of the president”

HRW, 20 February 2020

Verdict Reveals Kavala Previously Released in Case Where He was Recently Arrested

After Kavala was acquitted in the Gezi trial, he was remanded in custody as part of an investigation into the 2016 coup attempt.

Bianet, 20 February 2020

A Turkish activist was acquitted after two years in jail. But prosecutors detained him again.

Their trial was closely watched as a test of Turkey’s political climate at a moment when the government is clamping down on enemies and opponents and Erdogan has been accused of strengthening his influence over the judiciary.

Kareem Fahim, 19 February 2020

  

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