MEPs have denounced in the strongest terms the sentencing of Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala to an aggravated life sentence.
In the joint resolution adopted by The Left, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and EPP groups by a show of hands, MEPs say that Mr Kavala was sentenced on the basis of “unjustified charges, for the ulterior purpose of silencing him as a human rights defender and deterring critical voices in Turkey”, calling for his immediate and unconditional release.
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