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Statement by POMED

It is time for the Turkish government to end this travesty. Turkey must urgently cease its shameful practice of political prosecutions and return to the rule of law as befits a NATO member.

POMED, 30 October 2020

Statement by Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists

“The new case against Osman Kavala and Henri Barkey demonstrates the Turkish authorities’ flagrant misuse of the courts for political ends and their fundamental disregard for the basic principles of criminal justice,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at HRW.

HRW, 26 October 2020

Statement by the Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders

As human rights defenders, we repeat, “You cannot make Osman Kavala look guilty.” There is no evidence that will justify the investigation against Osman Kavala, let alone his deprivation of his
liberty for 1079 days.

14 October 2020

Press Conference - 12 October 2020

On October 12, 2020, an online press conference held regarding the said indictment where Osman Kavala’s wife, Prof. Ayşe Buğra, and Kavala’s defense counsels, Deniz Tolga Aytöre and Köksal Bayraktar, made a statement and answered the questions of journalists.

12 October 2020

Speech delivered by Prof. Ayşe Buğra on 12 October 2020

I have now begun to think that while we talk about universal legal norms and existing laws, there is no one left trying to explain to us that our situation is in conformity with these norms and laws. I have begun to think that no one even feels the need to lie to us anymore.

Ayşe Buğra, 12 October 2020

Statement by the Defense Counsels of Osman Kavala - 10.2020

The indictment in question does not contain the statutory elements listed under Article 170 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, does not contain anything other than “hypothetical fictional narratives” that are not based on concrete evidence, and does not have any legal value. 

9 October 2020

Istanbul court accepts absurd new indictment against Osman Kavala

Amnesty International’s Europe Director Nils Muiznieks said: "Kafkaesque is an overused cliché but in the case of Osman Kavala, it is chillingly apt."

Amnesty International, 9 October 2020

Legal report on Indictment: Turkey v Osman Kavala and others

Kevin Dent QC from the BHRC has had a thorough look at the indictment against Osman Kavala and others in the Gezi Park trial.

9 October 2020

The 2020 International Hrant Dink Award goes to Osman Kavala

The 12th International Hrant Dink Award, which is presented annually at an award ceremony organized on September 15, Hrant Dink’s birthday, is granted to Osman Kavala.

15 September 2020

The demand for the release of civil society leader Osman Kavala grows louder

Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner, Milena Buyum said: “Almost three years after Osman Kavala was locked behind bars on absurd charges, the demand for his release has grown louder both in Turkey and around the world.”

4 September 2020

Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Implement ECtHR ruling on Kavala

Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe notes that though Kavala has been arrested as part of another investigation, the rights violations detected by the ECtHR are still in place and, therefore, the ruling of release must be implemented.

Bianet, 4 September 2020

Implementing ECHR judgments: Council of Europe urges Turkey to release Osman Kavala

The Committee of Ministers has urged Turkey to ensure the immediate release of jailed businessman and human rights defender Mehmet Osman Kavala pending the Turkish Constitutional Court’s forthcoming decision on his case.

CoE, 4 September 2020

Statement by Osman Kavala on the 1000th Day of His Imprisonment

Despite all this, and despite being one of the individuals to feel the burden of this deteriorating situation, I have not lost my hope. 

Osman Kavala, 27 July 2020

Pressemitteilung: Freiheit für Osman Kavala - Der Förderer von Kunst und Kultur sitzt seit 1000 Tagen in Haft 

Mit ihnen ist auch die Stiftung Mercator von der Unschuld ihres Projektpartners Osman Kavala überzeugt.

Stiftung Mercator, 27 July 2020

Video messages of solidarity from representatives of numerous human rights and international organizations

Representatives of numerous human rights and international organizations shared video messages of solidarity marking the 1,000 days of Osman Kavala’s unjust imprisonment.

27 July 2020

  

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