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Her name is #EbruTimtik
She was a lawyer
18 months ago she was jailed on absurd charges
239 days ago she began a hunger strike demanding a fair trial
Ystdy, on day 238, she died
I didn't know her, but for my friends who did, I'm so sorry
We will not let her death be in vain
She was a lawyer
18 months ago she was jailed on absurd charges
239 days ago she began a hunger strike demanding a fair trial
Ystdy, on day 238, she died
I didn't know her, but for my friends who did, I'm so sorry
We will not let her death be in vain
Writing to her sister recently, Barkın Timtik - also a lawyer & also in prison - wrote to #EbruTimtik.
"It as an intellectual responsibility to help expose this illegality", she said.
On this dark day, Barkın, we hope that Ebru's death reminds the world of that responsibility.
"It as an intellectual responsibility to help expose this illegality", she said.
On this dark day, Barkın, we hope that Ebru's death reminds the world of that responsibility.
In July 2019, a forensic medical report found that #EbruTimtik, then 210 days into her death fast, "cannot remain in prison". The report was also about Ebru's fellow hunger-striking lawyer #AytaçÜnsal.
The court in #Turkey rejected the report's findings.
The court in #Turkey rejected the report's findings.
