Selahattin Demirtas
Trial of Turkish opposition leaders postponed till May 3
The trial of Selahattin Demirtas along with 107 other members of the third largest party in Turkey, HDP, over a 2014 protest has been criticized as political vendetta against the opposition groups by the Erdogan government.
Detention of HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas is violation of rights, says top Turkish court
The Turkish constitutional court said the detention of Selahattin Demirtas is in violation of his rights to liberty and security provided by the country’s constitution. He has been in jail since November 2016
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