June 20, 2019 – Trial of Osman Kavala and 15 Other Defendants Begins in Istanbul
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English - June 21, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNews Society & Culture armenia armeniacurrentevents armeniaelections armenianews civilnet civilnetam civilnettv Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: June 18, 2019 – Armenia Heads Towards Judicial Reform
On June 24, the trial of Osman Kavala and 15 other people will begin in Istanbul, Turkey. They are civil society activists who have been charged with attempting to overthrow the Turkish government by organizing and financing the 2013 Gezi Park Protests, among other charges. If found guilty, the defendants could face a possible sentence of life in prison. Nate Schenkkan, Director for Special Research at Freedom House, joins this conversation.
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