Turkey convicts human rights activists on terror charges
(WorldNews Asia)

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)A Turkish court sentenced four Amnesty International activists to between two and six years in prison on terrorism charges in a high-profile trial Friday, which the human rights group described as a `travesty of justice of spectacular proportions.` The honorary chair of Amnesty International Turkey, Taner Kilic, was sentenced to six years and three months in jail for being a member of terror organization, while the group`s former director İdil Eser was sentenced to two years and one month for aiding a terror organization. Amnesty members Günal Kursun and Özlem Dalgiran were also given two years and one month sentences for aiding a terror group. The human rights group...