a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole, ontenced in connection with the 2013 anti—government protests in gezi park in istanbul. the 64—year—old has repeatedly denied the accusations.

a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. kavala was sentenced in connection with the 2013 anti—government protests in gezi park in istanbul. the 64—year—old has repeatedly denied the accusations. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show, going wild in chile. can you see him in the distance? treasure hunting in lebanon. and on board a leaky boat in the crocodile infested waters. they have lots of — crocodile infested waters. they have lots of water _ crocodile infested waters. they have lots of water in _ crocodile infested waters. they have lots of water in my - crocodile infested waters. tie: have lots of water in my boat. here it is. chile and patagonia, a place where tradition is meeting progression. a wild majestic spectacle where one of the world's longest countries has benefited from the largest land donation in history to create a conservation project on a vast scale. among the plans in place is an initiative hoping to bring more visitors to the area, c

a court in turkey has sentenced the businessman and civil rights campaigner osman kavala to life in prison government. the ruling by a panel of three judges was met with boos from a packed courtroom. mr kavala, who was born in paris, has already spent more than four years behind bars without being convicted. in the us, wildfires in arizona, nebraska and new mexico have burned over 150 thousand acres and killed at least one person. there have been nearly two dozen fires across the us southwest, raising concern over the intensity and duration of the fire season. the federal firefighters that are fighting the blazes say they are vastly understaffed this year and worry not enough help is coming soon enough. the government of peru has submitted a bill to congress calling for a referendum this year on whether to redraft the constitution. president pedro castillo, who's been in power for less than a year, wants the vote to take place in october, along with scheduled regional elections. he thinks the country needs a more inclusive constitution to replace the current one, which was approved thirty

a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole on charges of attempting to overthrow the government over the 2013 gezi park protests. beijing expands its mass covid testing to more districts, as fears of a lockdown promote panic buying across the chinese capital. for the first time, black women artists from britain and the united states win awards at the prestigious venice biennale. of course it's an enormous accolade, but i also think why is it taking so long? it should have happened before now. hello, welcome to the programme. the world's richest man, elon musk, has bought twitter for $41; billion. twitter originally rejected the offer, but its board has now advised shareholders to accept it. mr musk is an avid tweeter and he claims the site will perform better under private ownership. our technology correspondent james clayton reports. elon musk usually tweets cryptic messages, but there was nothing cryptic about his reaction to the news that twitter had accepted his offer. but people here in silicon valley are rubbing their eyes

a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. kavala was sentenced in connection with the 2013 anti—government protests in gezi park in istanbul. the 64—year—old has repeatedly denied the accusations. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on fox nation in the us, it will be broadcast on sky news australia. as well as that, there is a column in the sun, in the new york post, and there is a book deal with harpercollins, too. all of which is owned by rupert murdoch, all of which is a significant bet on one man grabbing the world's attention. let's hear why he thinks that bet is worth making. piers morgan, thank you for coming on the show. how does that happen, how does a deal get thrashed out? it was fortuitous, really. the whole good morning britain blow—up with the meghan markle t

in turkey, a court has sentenced businessman and civil society leader osman kavala to life in prisonthout the possibility of parole in a decision condemned by human rights groups. seven co-defendants each received 18-year prison terms. kavala has been jailed in pre-trial detention since 2017 after he was arrested on charges related to the 2013 gezi park protests. he was also accused of organizing a failed coup against president recep tayyip erdogan's government in 2016. kavala's supporters gathered outside a courthouse in istanbul monday as his life sentence was handed down. >> if this was a lawful decision, we would be able to comment on it but it is not. this is a culmination of the government's revenge against the protesters. this is the execution of orders coming from the turkish president. amy: amnesty international condemned the harsh sentences for kavala and his co-defendants. the group said in a statement -- "today, we have witnessed a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions. this verdict deals a devastating blow not only to osman kavala, his co-defendants, and their f

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a court in turkey has sentenced the businessman and civil rights campaigner osman kavala to life in prisonow the government. the ruling by a panel of three judges was met with boos from a packed courtroom. mr kavala has already spent more than four years behind bars without being convicted. in the us, wildfires in arizona, nebraska and new mexico have burned over 150,000 acres and killed at least one person. there have been nearly two dozen fires across the us southwest, raising concern over the intensity and duration of the fire season. the federal firefighters that are fighting the blazes say they are vastly understaffed and worry not enough help is coming soon enough. a capsule carrying three businessmen and a former nasa astronaut who took part in a landmark commercial space mission has splashed down off the coast of florida. during their trip to the international space station, the crew carried out a series of scientific experiments. each of them is thought to have paid more than $50 million for their trip. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — the winni

a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole, onrges of attempting to overthrow the government. kavala was sentenced in connection with the 2013 anti—government protests in gezi park in istanbul. the 64—year—old has repeatedly denied the accusations. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. vladimir putin claims ukraine is a fake nation. he peddles a moscow—centric version of history, which draws on centuries of russian imperialism. his invasion of ukraine is about much more than military supremacy, it's about culture, language, identity and values, too. my guest is the ukrainian rock star, former mp and current lieutenant in the ukrainian armed forces, slava vakarchuk. what can this cultural icon contribute to the defence of the ukraine? slava vakarchuk, somewhere close to the front line in eastern ukraine, a warm welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. very happy to be here, thanks for having me here. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. let me ask you this — musician or soldier? how do you see yo

the us says it's "deeply troubled" by the conviction in turkey of activist osman kavala, after he wasentenced to life in prison without parole, on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. for the first time, black women artists from britain and the united states win awards at the prestigious venice biennale. hello, and welcome to the programme. the tech—tycoon, elon musk, has struck a deal, worth around $41; billion, to buy twitter. when he assumes ownership at the end of the year, mr musk, who's the world's richest man, will control a social network with 300 million users, including many world leaders. he's described himself as a free—speech absolutist, leading civil rights groups to warn against twitter becoming a breeding ground for hate speech. our technology correspondent james clayton reports from san francisco. elon musk usually tweets cryptic messages, but there was nothing cryptic about his reaction to the news that twitter had accepted his offer. but people here in silicon valley are rubbing their eyes with disbelief. the world's richest man, now the owner of one o

a turkish court has sentenced civil rights activist osman kavala to life in prison without parole onharges of attempting to overthrow the government over the 2013 protests. for the first time, black women artists from britain and the united states win awards at the prestigious venice biennale. of course it's an enormous accolade, but they also think why is it taking so long? it should have happened before now. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. elon musk, the world's richest man, has bought twitter in a deal worth $41; billion. in a joint statement, the two sides said they wanted elon musk said: he went on to say: and shortly before the announcement, elon musk tweeted: our north america correspondent david willis explains why elon musk was so keen to buy the company. the acquisition of twitter gives him considerable influence now. it also, potentially though, gives him a lot of headaches going forward. regulatory headaches. what sort of content moderation will be put in place? elon musk has made plain in the past that he is not a fan of content moderation.

a court in turkey has sentenced the businessman and civil rights campaigner osman kavala to life in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. mr kavala, has already spent more than four years behind bars without being convicted. in beijing the authorities have announced they are expanding a mass covid—19 testing campaign to another ten districts. a mass—testing campaign is already under way for millions of the city's residents. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former fleet street editor, eve pollard, and the author and journalist, emma woolf. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... elon musk is pictured on many of tomorrow's front pages following the confirmation that he is to buy twitter. the metro says he's paid a �*tweet�* £35 billion for it. the guardian leads with the row over some women having to travel long distances to get hormone replacement medication. the i claims the government is considering ditching controversial new bills — in order to stop arguments within the tory party. the telegra

defenders of osman kavala have a clear message — the struggle goes on. chanting.the philanthropist who had been long developing turkish civil society before he was detained. this has been a political trial from start to finish. it's a sham trial, we call it, because there is no evidence, and it's an act of defiance against the council of europe. it's against, as well, not only against the defendants. the businessman has already spent overfour years in prison without a conviction. the government says it's fighting attempts to overthrow it. recep tayyip erdogan, whose government has become more authoritarian in recent years, has accused kavala of being an agent of the hungarian—born us billionaire george soros. now, kavala has been sentenced to life behind bars. he was found guilty of charges related to the nationwide protests in 2013 and the failed coup attempt in 2016. but many in the west, including america, say there's a lack of evidence and are calling for his immediate release, including europe's top human rights body, which is considering kicking out turkey f