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ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya by holding him in pretrial detention without sufficient justification for nearly two years over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The court found violations of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which protects […] The post ECtHR faults Turkey over pretrial detention of veteran journalist Çetinkaya appeared first on Stockholm Cente...