There is a lot to say about this photograph from Turkey’s Silivri Prison-from where Şahin Alpay is released after double Constitutional Court decisions: After 20 months in prison a couple almost 80 are united (all wealth confiscated).He is a journalist and also a Swedish citizen. pic.twitter.com/bfqlwljzFk
— Sezin Öney (@SezinOney) March 17, 2018
Turkey’s top court rules for second time that rights of journalist Şahin Alpay were violated
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on March 16 for a second time that the rights of arrested writer Şahin Alpay have been violated.
Banksy has projected the painting which caused the journalist Zehra Doğan to stand trial over his graffiti with the note “Sentenced to 2 years 9 months and 22 days in jail for painting this picture.”
Zehra Doğan was reportedly imprisoned for her painting of a damaged Turkish city
Banksy has unveiled a mural in New York highlighting the case of a Turkish artist who was jailed for nearly three years over a painting.
The anonymous artist reveals a new work in New York, drawing attention to a jailed Kurdish painter.