These three figures are Deniz Yücel who was arrested on charge of “terror propaganda” and has been in jail since February, ETHA translator Meşale Tolu who arrested on charges of “illegal organization propaganda” and “being a member of an illegal organization” and has been in jail since May, and rights advocate Peter Steudtner who was first detained in Büyükada and then arrested.
Şubat ayından beri “propaganda” suçlamasıyla tutuklanan gazeteci Deniz Yücel, Mayıs ayında “örgüt propagandası” ve “örgüt üyeliği iddiasıyla tutuklanan ETHA çevirmeni Meşale Tolu ile Temmuz ayında Büyükada’da gözaltına alınıp daha sonra tutuklanan hak savunucusu Peter Steudtner Türkiye hapishanelerinde mahpus.