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Report: 580 lawyers jailed, 103 sentenced in Turkey since 2016’s failed coup

Report: 580 lawyers jailed, 103 sentenced in Turkey since 2016’s failed coup

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 28, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The Turkish government has prosecuted 1,539 lawyers, arrested 580 and sentenced 103 lawyers to long prison terms since the July 15, 2016 failed coup, according to a report released by The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on Tuesday. The report, titled “Incarceration of...

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