Tue, 21-Oct-2025

France condemns life sentence for Turkey’s Kavala

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France condemned the life sentence surpassed via a Turkish courtroom to main civil society activist Osman Kavala, on Tuesday. pronouncing his detention violated Turkey’s global responsibilities. “France strongly condemns the life sentence,” the foreign ministry said, calling for Kavala’s “immediate release” and the dropping of all charges against him. He had been detained for extra … Read more

Rights court throws out UK gay wedding cake case

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STRASBOURG, France – The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday rejected a case brought over a UK bakery’s refusal to bake a gay wedding cake, saying British legal options had to be exhausted before it would get involved. Plaintiff Gareth Lee, who lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2014 ordered a cake for a … Read more