This week Osman Kavala spent his 100th day in prison. Kavala is one of most important public intellectuals in Turkey, has played a prominent role both in defending the rights and liberties of all in Turkey, including Kurds and Armenians, and in bringing together people of different political viewpoints to discuss their differences in civil debate.  He was arrested in October, and now faces trumped-up charges of organizing the June 2013 Gezi Park protests, of supporting the failed coup of […]

Categories: International, Justice & Liberties • Tags: censorship, erdogan, free speech, osman kavala, repression, turkey