The report of the IHRC legal observer into the trial of Huda Kaya and 74 other peaceful demonstrators charged with trying to overthrow the Turkish constitution by force is now available below. 

One of those charged is Gulan Intisaar Saatcioglu an 18 year old high school student. The evidence against her is the writing and recitation of the poem "Song of Freedom" outside the Governor"s building during the demonstration. Together with Kaya and 49 of the others, if found guilty she faces the death penalty. The youngest of this group is 15 years old.  
 
 

SONG OF FREEDOM  We are from mountain and plateau  Working the machines, studying at school  Our fight will go on  Until the tyrants drown  The ignited flame will not die   Nor our song of freedom end,  Our fists held high in defiance  Will never come down   Before the tyrants are overthrown.  Come join us sisters young and old  Our cries increase aloud  To ensure Allah's Word prevails  And infidelity fails.  Never will the burning flame die out,  Or our song of freedom end.  Our defiant fists will not  Fall before the tyrants are overthrown. Gulan Intisaar Saatcioglu

 
 

Report of IHRC legal observer to Huda Kaya trial

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