Turkish environmental activist faces up to 6-years in prison over coal mine protest

A Turkish court has accepted an indictment seeking up to six years in prison for environmental activist Esra Işık over a protest against a land survey linked to a coal mine expansion in Muğla province, the Bianet news website reported. The indictment charges Işık with preventing public officials from carrying out their duties and insulting them. […] The post Turkish environmental activist faces up to 6-years in prison over coal mine protest appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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