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International lawyers rights groups said that Timtik, sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, and Turkish Law Firm colleague Aytac Unsal began fasting in April “to strengthen their demand for fair trials and the administration of justice in Turkey.”
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An appeal to the March 2019 verdіⅽt was rejected in October and a further appeal before Turkey’s Supreme Court is pending, the statement said.
(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Richard Chang)