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Turkey Prosecutes Leaders of Organizations Involved in Gezi Protests, Scientists Included

June 26, 2014

Criminal trials have started against many of the organizations included in peaceful protests in 2011. Included are the leaders of associations of medical, engineering and architects. According to Amnesty International, the indictment charging these defendants does not contain any evidence of participation in or incitement to violence or any other criminal activity. CCS wrote to urge dismissal of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Amnesty International, Ankara, Gezi Park, Human Rights Activists, Istanbul, Physicians, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Scientists, Taksim Solidarity, Taksim Square, Turkey, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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