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Turkish philanthropist Kavala jailed for life, activists protest
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday after he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests,…
Turkey’s Erdogan says will not respect Council of Europe after Kavala move
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if it does not respect Turkish courts, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, when asked about a decision to…
Turkey condemns referring Kavala case to ECHR as interfering in judiciary
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog will refer the Turkish case against philanthropist Osman Kavala back to a top European court, Turkey's…
Europe rights watchdog moves against Turkey over jailed philanthropist
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog told Turkey on Friday it was preparing "infringement proceedings" over its failure to release imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala, a…
Polish tribunal rules European rights court cannot question its judges
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's Constitutional Tribunal said on Wednesday that the European Court of Human Rights had no power to question its appointment of judges, rejecting a ruling by Europe's top…
Top European court says Turkey should change law on insulting president
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Europe's top human rights court called on Turkey on Tuesday to change a law regarding insulting the president under which tens of thousands have…
Kremlin rejects ‘unsubstantiated’ ruling that Russia responsible for Litvinenko killing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected as "unsubstantiated" a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that found Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of ex-KGB…
Council of Europe to start proceedings against Turkey if philanthropist not freed
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The Council of Europe said on Friday it would begin infringement proceedings against member state Turkey in November if philanthropist Osman Kavala is not released…
