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European Rights Court Orders Turkey to Free Imprisoned Activist Osman Kavala
The European rights court has ordered Turkey to release philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala, who has spent nearly a decade in jail on charges rights groups describe as politically motivated.
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The European rights court has officially ordered Turkey to release imprisoned philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala. Kavala, who is also a businessman, has spent almost ten years in prison. Human rights groups maintain that the charges leading to his imprisonment are politically motivated.
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