Turkey Convicts Demirtaş’s Lawyer, Jails Rights Advocates Amid Renewed Peace Talks with PKK - Turkish Minute
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Turkey convicts Demirtaş’s lawyer, jails rights advocates amid renewed peace talks with PKK - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Ramazan Demir, a lawyer for jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, to more than 11 years in prison, in a case targeting rights advocates and prisoners’ relatives, convictions that come as Ankara pursues renewed peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down prison sentences to 28 defendants, including lawyers from the Lawyers for F…
Turkey convicts Demirtaş’s lawyer, jails rights advocates amid renewed peace talks with PKK - Stockholm Center for Freedom
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Ramazan Demir, a lawyer for jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, to more than 11 years in prison, in a case targeting rights advocates and prisoners’ relatives, convictions that come as Ankara pursues renewed peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish Minute reported. The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down prison sentences to 28 defendants, including lawye…
Ramazan Demir, the lawyer of HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is imprisoned in Edirne F Type Prison, received an 11-year and 3-month prison sentence for membership in a terrorist organization.
Ramazan Demir, the lawyer representing Selahattin Demirtaş, was sentenced to a total of 11 years and 3 months in prison by the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court on charges of "membership in an organization" and "propaganda for an organization."
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