The Istanbul prosecutor's office is formally charging Amnesty International's director in Turkey and 10 others for allegedly belonging to and aiding terror groups with the completion of an indictment Sunday, according to the country's official news agency. The Anadolu news agency said officials concluded an investigation into the 11 human rights activists, who are now awaiting trial. The 17-page indictment was prepared by the prosecutor's office's terror crimes branch. Police detained 10 human rights activists during a workshop on digital security at a hotel near Istanbul in July. Eight people, including Idil Eser, Amnesty's director in Turkey, as well as German Peter Steudtner and Swede Ali Gharavi, were arrested.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2017 18:22 UTC