by TurkeyPurge | Apr 25, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and a human rights activist, to life in prison for attempting to overthrow the Turkish government through the Gezi Park anti-government protests in 2013. In addition to Kavala, the court also...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 6, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul prosecutor is seeking a life in prison for Osman Kavala, a renowned businessman and a human rights advocate, on accusations of “attempting to destroy the government of the Republic of Turkey” through the Gezi Park protests of 2013. A similar accusiation...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 16, 2020 | Int'l Reactions
Crossin Maritsa, a documentary exploring the life of those who fled the post-coup purge in Turkey via illegal means, is set for release on Youtube this upcoming Sunday. “Finally!!! It was a long, difficult and touching journey we had while producing our...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 9, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
A prosecutor is seeking life in prison for Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and a human rights activist, for “seeking to overthrow the government” through the Gezi Park protests in 2013. According to the Turkish media, two other suspects — Yiğit...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 8, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court ruled to keep renowned Turkish philanthropist and rights advocate Osman Kavala, accused of trying to overthrow the government during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, in jail, at his latest court hearing after more than 700 days in pretrial detention....
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