Turkey s jailed Osman Kavala wins Europe rights prize theaustralian.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theaustralian.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kavala, 66, faced alternating charges that have ranged from espionage and financing the 2013 protests to taking part in a failed 2016 coup against Erdogan.
The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The decision drew an angry response from Ankara, but was cheered on by groups that have long expressed worries about Turkey’s deteriorating human rights record under Erdogan. […]
Kavala was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to life in prison in 2022 for allegedly trying to topple Erdogan’s government. The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the ‘unacceptable’ award.
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