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Human Rights
The Dead End of Osman Kavala’s Judiciary Persecution
Mariano Giustino 29 April 2022

Osman Kavala, the most important representative of Turkish civil society, has now been sentenced to life in prison, for having financed and supported the Gezi Park movement and having allegedly played a role in organising the attempted coup d’état of July 15th, 2016. Other 7 accused, all human rights activists including Can Atalay, Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem Mater, Hakan Altınay, MineÖzerden, Tayfun Kahraman and Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi, will have to face 18 years in prison.
Human Rights
Legendary Human Rights Activist Bahey Hassan Sentenced in Egypt
Azzurra Meringolo 28 August 2020

“I invite judges to continue their battle to be free from state security’s domination”, he tells from his self-imposed exile.
International Affairs
From Regeni to Zaky, the Failure of Italy’s Diplomacy
Federica Zoja 19 February 2020

A new arbitrary arrest and detention by Egypt’s authorities displays the ineffectiveness, if not the lack, of any coherent European diplomatic action. Politcal and economic consequences may be dire.
Political Theory
Repression Behind al-Assad’s Amnesty Announcements
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Ilaria Romano 17 January 2012
The Centre for the Documentation of Violence in Syria has published figures concerning the number of people killed in the repression. Data is updated to January 8th 2012 and indicates 6,062 dead, of which 4,923 were civilians and 1,139 were soldiers and police officers. The civilians are said to include 496 minors and 149 women. According to the international organization Avaaz, which also recently published a report on detention centres in Syria, 6,237 people have been killed. The High Commission for Refugees has reported that about 7,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon and 7,600 to Turkey.