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Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests

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Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests

Fact: Former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas was sentenced to more than 40 years in jail for instigating protests in 2014 triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani.

Turkey convicts Kurdish leader Demirtas over Kobani protests

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Turkey convicts Kurdish leader Demirtas over Kobani protests

Turkish court sentenced Selahattin Demirtas to over 20 years in prison for inciting 2014 protests following an Islamic State attack on Kobani. The verdict may escalate political tensions surrounding Demirtas’ pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party.