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David Cicilline: “The rule of law in Turkey is an instrument to suppress oppositionists.”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
The rule of law in Turkey is an instrument to suppress oppositionists.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights Turkey's use of law to suppress dissent.

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