Document #1162346

AI – Amnesty International

Tweet now for student facing jail after Twitter use in Turkey

https://www.amnesty.org/en/articles/blogs/2015/03/tweet-now-for-student-facing-jail-after-twitter-use-in-turkey/

ecoi.net summary:
Istanbul: Student Özge Ünlütezcan interrogated by police for 18 hours after posting online messages about protests in Gezi Park in June 2014; she and 28 other young people face prison for online messages about the protests
Country:
Turkey
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/articles/blogs/2015/03/tweet-now-for-student-facing-jail-after-twitter-use-in-turkey/
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
11 March 2015
Document ID:
1162346 (former ID 298003)

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