Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced dozens pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 30 years in prison over deadly riots in 2014 by Kurds were angered by what they perceived to be government inaction against the so-called Islamic State, or IS. The incident occurred during IS's siege of the Syrian border town of Kobanî. The three days of clashes that broke out in October 2014 resulted in 37 deaths and left hundreds of others injured, including both police and civilians. The protests were rallied by leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party, or HDP, who were frustrated by wh...