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Haft gegen Mäzen Kavala verlängert

Ein Istanbuler Gericht übergeht das Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte und behält den Kulturmäzen Kavala in Haft. Dies löst heftige Kritik aus.

Christiane Schlötzer, 26 Aralık 2019

Osman Kavala kept in jail despite European human rights court ruling

The decision comes despite a binding ruling by a European human rights court calling for his release.

DW, 24 Aralık 2019

Turkish court defies European ruling over jailed activist

A Turkish court has refused to release a leading civil society activist jailed for more than two years, defying a judgment from Europe’s top human rights court that his lengthy detention violated his rights and was aimed at stifling political dissent.

Ayla Jean Yackley, 24 Aralık 2019

Turkey must free jailed rights activist Osman Kavala, rules EU court

The Strasbourg-based court has ruled the prominent businessman and activist was detained in order to silence him.

DW, 10 Aralık 2019

'This is mean and vindictive': Osman Kavala set to remain behind bars in Turkey

Amnesty International's Milena Buyum reports on the latest from the trial of civil society figures in Turkey, including Osman Kavala.

Milena Buyum, 15 Ekim 2019

710 Nights in a Turkish Prison

Turkish laws are not to blame for the current violations of human rights. The trouble lies in the interpretation of those laws by prosecutors and judges, especially by junior officials who rely more on political messages and signals than on legal norms.

Osman Kavala, 11 Ekim 2019

Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala spends 700th day behind bars

Human rights defenders on Monday called the continued detention of Osman Kavala, a philanthropist who promoted reconciliation with Armenians and Kurds in Turkey, a “political decision” that seeks to instill fear among Turkey's civil society.

Ayla Jean Yackley, 30 Eylül 2019

So much space in this courtroom, yet so little room for justice

I am in the gargantuan courthouse that squats behind the walls of the Siliviri high-security prison, the largest jail in Europe. I’m here to observe the start of the second hearing of 16 Turkish civil society figures, including the prominent figure, Osman Kavala.

Milena Buyum, 22 Temmuz 2019

Angeklagt im Theater der Justiz

Einer der Anwälte vergleicht die Saalgröße - 1000 Quadratmeter - mit der Zelle von zehn Quadratmetern, in der sein Mandant Osman Kavala schon seit fast 630 Tagen festgehalten wird, "ohne gesetzliche Grundlage und im Widerspruch zum Verständnis eines modernen Staates".

Christiane Schlötzer, 20 Temmuz 2019

Turkish court remands businessman Kavala in jail

A Turkish court on Thursday ruled to remand in jail prominent businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala.

Reuters, 18 Temmuz 2019

In court with Osman Kavala: Turkey’s credibility on trial

In a trial that mirrors many aspects of the deep-seated crisis in rule of law and human rights in the country, Kavala and the 15 other defendants are up against a state apparently determined to usurp the judicial system for the political end of silencing its critics.
 
Hugh Williamson, 26 Haziran 2019

Turkish court remands businessman Kavala in jail: lawyer

“It is joyful that Aksakoglu is going to be united with his family, while Kavala’s detention will continue is saddening. We hope that the court will compensate it during next hearing,” Koyuncu told Reuters.

Reuters, 25 Haziran 2019

Trial begins in Turkey of 16 activists in 2013 protests

A Turkish businessman and philanthropist accused of seeking to overthrow the government described the charges against him as “fantastical” on Monday as he appeared in court after 600 days in pre-trial detention.

Laura Pitel, 24 Haziran 2019

Constitutional Court ruling on Osman Kavala “rubs salt into the wound of injustice”

Milena Buyum: 'Today's inexplicable decision by Turkey's highest court rubs salt into the wound of injustice. Osman Kavala's rights have been abused. He should not have spent a single day behind bars, let alone nearly 600 days.'

Amnesty International, 22 Mayıs 2019

Baseless Charges Over Landmark 2013 Protests

Human Rights Watch analyzed the indictment and found an acute lack of specificity to the allegations it contains. The prosecutor has made no serious attempt to discover a causal link between the alleged evidence cited against the defendants and the charges against them.

HRW, 25 Mart 2019

  

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