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– A new low: Turkey detains ten human rights defenders in terrorism investigation (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 7, 2017

Ten human rights defenders, which include Amnesty International's Turkey Director İdil Eser, were arrested at their hotel by Turkish police in Büyükada, Istanbul; the group had been attending a workshop on digital security and other types of protection.
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