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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Mass Prosecution of Lawyers in Turkey, US Rights Group Claims

Mass Prosecution of Lawyers in Turkey, US Rights Group Claims

April 10, 2019 3:23 AM
Dorian Jones

ISTANBUL — Turkey is “arbitrarily” jailing hundreds of lawyers, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch. The imprisonments are part of an ongoing legal crackdown following the failed 2016 coup attempt.

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