The Nazi Party executed student Sophie Scholl in 1943 for her role in the White Rose resistance group. The German government is set to release a special coin next year, marking her 100th birthday.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) A Turkish court on Monday released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools.
A leading Turkish rights defender expects to learn on Monday if he can walk free after more than four years in jail without a conviction or will spend the rest of his days behind bars.