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A Turkish activist was acquitted after two years in jail. But prosecutors detained him again.

Their trial was closely watched as a test of Turkey’s political climate at a moment when the government is clamping down on enemies and opponents and Erdogan has been accused of strengthening his influence over the judiciary.

Kareem Fahim, 19 Şubat 2020

Gezi park verdict may be mere political ploy of isolated Ankara

Acquittals are welcome but not necessarily a signal of change at heart of government

The Guardian, 18 Şubat 2020

A Hint of Freedom for a Turkish Activist. Then Back to Jail.

Many were pleasantly surprised when a court cleared a prominent philanthropist and eight others of charges that they tried to overthrow Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was immediately arrested again.

Carlotta Gall, 18 Şubat 2020

A peine acquitté, le mécène Osman Kavala de nouveau arrêté en Turquie

Ce placement en garde à vue intervient alors qu’un tribunal avait acquitté, un peu plus tôt mardi, dans une autre affaire, cette figure de la société civile à l’issue d’un procès lié à des manifestations antigouvernementales en 2013.

Le Monde, 18 Şubat 2020

Turkey re-arrests Gezi park activist hours after acquittal on terror charges

Human rights groups call detention of Osman Kavala ‘cynical and outrageous’

The Guardian, 18 Şubat 2020

En Turquie, le philanthrope Osman Kavala libéré puis arrêté

Un tribunal turc a acquitté, mardi 18 février, plusieurs figures majeures de la société civile, dont le mécène Osman Kavala, accusé de « tentative de renversement du gouvernement ». À peine libéré, il a été remis en garde à vue.

La Croix, 18 Şubat 2020

Une façon pour Erdogan d’intimider la société civile

Ces dernières années, la grande salle d’audience de la prison de Silivri a vu passer quantité de procès politiques où règne l’arbitraire. «C’est un message symboliquement très fort : la prison et la justice entretiennent un lien organique», écrit le philanthrope. L’application du droit relève de la loterie.

Libération, 17 Şubat 2020

Turkey sends philanthropist back to prison despite European ruling

The decision came after a tense court hearing in Silivri, in which about 50 defense lawyers staged a mass walkout in protest of the judges’ refusal to recuse themselves after allegations of legal misconduct.

Diego Cupolo, 28 Ocak 2020

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

  

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