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‘They would’ve hanged me if they could’ Kavala says about his conviction
Businessman and rights defender Osman Kavala has said in his first statement after a recent verdict sentencing him to life in prison that he...
Erdoğan says Turkish courts proved independence by convicting Kavala
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a decision to jail philanthropist Osman Kavala for life over anti-government protests in 2013 showed that Turkey’s courts were...
Conviction of Kavala is a blatant disregard for rule of law and judicial independence:...
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has condemned the conviction of prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, saying the verdict is a...
EU ‘profoundly regrets’ jailing of Turkish businessman Kavala
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday called for the release of Turkish businessman Osman Kavala, saying he “deeply regrets” the life sentence...
US ‘deeply troubled’ by ‘unjust’ conviction of Turkish activist Kavala: State Department
The United States was “deeply troubled” by the conviction Monday of a leading Turkish activist, calling his life sentence on controversial charges of trying...
France condemns life sentence for Turkey’s Kavala
France on Tuesday condemned the life sentence handed by a Turkish court to prominent rights advocate and businessman Osman Kavala, saying his detention violated...
Germany demands immediate release of Turkish activist Kavala
Germany’s foreign minister demanded on Monday that Turkish activist Osman Kavala be “released immediately” after an İstanbul court sentenced the critic of President Recep...
Turkey sentences Erdoğan critic Kavala to life in jail
A Turkish court Monday sentenced leading intellectual and rights campaigner Osman Kavala to life in jail on highly controversial coup plot charges that had...
CoE Commissioner Mijatović publishes comments on infringement proceedings before ECtHR in Kavala case
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Thursday published her comments on the infringement proceedings before the European Court of...
‘New formula’ should be found to comply with ECtHR rulings on Demirtaş and Kavala:...
Hayati Yazıcı, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said a new formula should be found to comply with the European...
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