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Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit
Politicsstockholm-cf11d ago

Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit

Turkey has detained six European activists who traveled to the country to examine the prison conditions of political detainees and moved them toward deportation, Agence France-Presse reported. The group was detained in İstanbul on Thursday after meeting with a legal collective known as the Office of People’s Rights (HHB), said Naim Eminoğlu, head of the […] The post Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death
Politicsstockholm-cf8d ago

Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death

Prosecutors want to charge two suspects with manslaughter rather than murder over the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting, in a move the family’s lawyer slammed as “scandalous, Agence France-Presse reported. Hakan Tosun, 50, was found unconscious after being assaulted as he walked home through the streets of Istanbul in mid-October. He was […] The post Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death appeared first on Stockholm Center fo...