International observer denounces Turkey’s "show trials"
By Jane Whyatt
In a court room inside Istanbul’s Silivri prison two hearings have been held of journalists accused of “supporting terrorism“ this week, as in supporting the former AKP associate Fetö, now fallen from grace.
Silivri prison (photo: CeeGee, SilivriPrison02, CC BY-SA 4.0)
International observers including Georgia Nash of London-based human rights campaign Article 19 were present at the hearings. She told ECPMF: Both cases were inconclusive. The journalists and media workers must remain in detention, and none of them was granted their request to be allowed more time with their lawyers. They get one hour a week. Article 19 has denounced…
