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
Osman Kavala, Turkish activist, had already been in prison for more than four years without being convicted. He was convicted of charges stemming from nationwide protests in 2013 and a failed coup attempt in 2016. Kavala has refuted the allegations and accused the administration of “judicial assassination.” Western diplomats were among those in attendance at … Read more
Osman Kavala, sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, has been thrust from relative obscurity into a symbol of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intolerance of dissent in the wake of a failed 2016 coup. Bearded, tender-spoken, and gaunt, the 64-yr-old intellectual’s destiny modified the instant he landed in Istanbul from … Read more
