Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Turkish Court Orders Release of Local Amnesty International Chairman

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A Turkish court has ordered the release of the local chairman of Amnesty International, the rights group said Wednesday. Taner Kilic had been imprisoned for more than a year on terror-related charges. He was accused of supporting U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for a failed coup in July 2016. The decision to release Kilic came one day after a Turkish court released two jailed Greek soldiers, raising prospects for warmer relations between Turkey and the...

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