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– Chair of Amnesty Turkey released then rearrested (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 1, 2018

Amnesty Turkey head Taner Kılıç was released in the Büyükada trial only to be rearrested after the prosecutor objected to his release.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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