Turkish Court Jails Human-Rights Activists
The activists were detained earlier this month on suspicion of terrorist affiliations.
by Aria Bendix
Jul 18, 2017
2 minutes
Six human rights activists, including the local director of Amnesty International, were jailed by a Turkish court on Tuesday for allegedly aiding an armed terror group—a common charge brought against dissidents in Turkey, where the government has instated a nationwide crackdown following a failed coup attempt last year. Earlier this month, ten activists, including the six prisoners, were from a digital security workshop and detained
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