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Human rights activists talk to members of the media as they stage a protest outside a court in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.
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A court in Istanbul on Wednesday ordered eight human rights activists released from prison pending the outcome of their trial on charges of belonging to and aiding terror groups.
The defendants, including Amnesty International Turkey director Idil Eser, German citizen Peter Steudtner and Swede Ali Gharavi, were detained in a police raid while attending a digital security training workshop in July. Their cases have heightened concerns of an authoritarian turn under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The court ruled on the trial’s opening day to free eight of the 10 activists being tried at least until the proceedings end. The other two had been let out of custody.
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