Osman Kavala: Hope for his country, quietly hopeless about his chances for freedom

By Amnesty International

A conversation with Prisoner of Conscience Osman Kavala, by Amnesty International Türkiye’s Günal Kurşun A few weeks ago, as we approached the sombre milestone of Osman Kavala’s eighth year of unjust imprisonment, I visited him in the high security wing of Istanbul’s infamous jail, colloquially known as “the Silivri dungeon”. Sitting in the room reserved […] The post Osman Kavala: Hope for his country, quietly hopeless about his chances for freedom appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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