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Academics from Columbia University Call for Release of Rights Activist Kavala

Academics from Columbia University Call for Release of Rights Activist Kavala

15 Columbia University faculty members have made urged the Turkish Government to release the arrested rights advocate and Anadolu Kültür association’s chairperson Kavala and to drop all charges against him.

8 December 2017

55 Academics, Writers Send Letter to Erdoğan Demanding Release of Rights Activist Kavala

55 Academics, Writers Send Letter to Erdoğan Demanding Release of Rights Activist Kavala

55 writers and academics have sent President Erdoğan an open letter and expressed that rights activist Osman Kavala was arrested over a smear campaign launched in the media.

24 November 2017

No Release for Rights Advocate Kılıç, Only Defendant Still in Detention Pending Trial

2nd HEARING OF BÜYÜKADA TRIAL

No Release for Rights Advocate Kılıç, Only Defendant Still in Detention Pending Trial

In the second hearing in trial of 11 rights defenders detained over a workshop in Büyükada, Court ruled that rights advocate Taner Kılıç remain in detention pending trial. Next hearing will be on January 31, 2018.

22 November 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Writers, Academics from Europe Address Letter To Erdoğan for Kavala’s Release

Writers, Academics from Europe Address Letter To Erdoğan for Kavala’s Release

35 academics, writers and researchers have come together under the guidance of the European Network on Political Group Analysis Jean-François Bayart, and addressed an open letter to President Erdoğan demanding Anadolu Kültür Executive Board Chair Osman Kavala’s release.

31 October 2017

Support Message from Snowden for Arrested Activists

Support Message from Snowden for Arrested Activists

Former NSA employee, political refugee Edward Snowden has shared a message of support on the Twitter page of Amnesty International for the rights advocates arrested over a training workshop Büyükada.

24 October 2017

Support From Hollywood For Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 101 Days

Support From Hollywood For Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 101 Days

Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoë Kravitz and Zach Galifianakis along with 18 other artists have supported Amnesty International’s campaign to release the rights advocates detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada, who were later arrested and have been behind bars since then.

13 October 2017

Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days

Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days

Amnesty International has launched a campaign to release the rights advocates detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada, who were later arrested and have been been behind bars for 100 days.

12 October 2017

Journalist Murat Çelikkan Behind Bars in Kırklareli Prison

Journalist Murat Çelikkan Behind Bars in Kırklareli Prison

Rights defender and journalist Murat Çelikkan entered Kırklareli Prison yesterday. Çelikkan will serve 13 months in prison if he is not released on probation.