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OSMAN KAVALA’S UNENDING TORMENT
Portrait of the Week Aug 27, 2026

OSMAN KAVALA’S UNENDING TORMENT

Osman Kavala will turn 70 next year. He has been in prison for nine years. During those nine years, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled three times that his detention and conviction violated his rights and called for his “immediate release.” Most recently, just three days ago, the ECHR once again called on Turkey to “release him.”

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