Turkey puts 16 on trial for anti-govt protests, draws criticism from rights groups for ‘closing down civil society voices’
16 accused of organizing anti-government protests in 2013 went on trial in Turkey on Monday, with rights groups calling the charges baseless and aimed at silencing civil society activities.
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