Human Rights And Politics

How a Lone Human Rights Champion Scares the Government in Turkey

A Turkish court’s approval of a prison sentence against a lawmaker reveals the depth of anxiety in the government regarding human rights activism.

Turkish police tries to stop lawmaker Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu in Ankara in this archive photo.

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