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- 1Six Turkish human rights defenders face trial after months in detention▼Turkey: Six Human Rights Association (İHD) members to stand trial on 29 September and 2 October after months in pre-trial detention
Six members of Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) are due to stand trial on 29 September and 2 October after spending months in pre-trial detention. The International Federation for Human Rights has highlighted the case, drawing attention to concerns about the prosecution of rights defenders in Turkey. Observers are watching whether the court will release the defendants or prolong their detention.
- 2Rights group demands release of ill prisoners Mehmet Elçe and Abdülhalik Oral●Ill prisoners Mehmet Elçe and Abdülhalik Oral must be released, says the IHD
The Human Rights Association (IHD) has called for the release of Mehmet Elçe and Abdülhalik Oral, two prisoners it says are ill. The organisation argues their detention should end on medical grounds, a recurring demand in its campaigns for the release of sick inmates in Turkey.