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New call for the release of Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak jailed in Turkey for 26 years

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Turkey counts so many political prisoners (there are currently up to 70,000 students in jail) that it can be easy to get human rights fatigue when reporting on the country

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Against the ECHR judgment, the AKP has accelerated its pursuit for a move to ‘finish the job’

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Political pressure has already begun for the Appeal Court to hear and uphold the Istanbul Aggravated Felony Court’s completely unlawful sentence of 4-year-and-8-months imprisonment ruled last month in the case where I was tried with my colleague Sırrı Süreyya Önder

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“Release Selahattin Demirtaş, Turkey!” European Court of Human Rights

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In November 2016, Selahattin Demirtaş, along with 12 other HDP (Halkların Demokratik Partisi) members of the Turkish parliament were arrested on ‘terror’-related charges for which he currently faces up to 142 years imprisonment if convicted

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Interview with Teresa Almeida Cravo, judge of People’s Tribunal

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Ms Teresa Almeida Cravo was one of the judges at the Permanent People’s Tribunal Session on Turkey and the Kurds held in Paris March 16-17

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“NOW LAWLESS” – TURKEY INDICTED AGAIN

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The report “Turkey’s descent into arbitrariness: The end of rule of law”, slammed the Turkish state for its abuse of human rights

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