Turkey's jailed rights leader Kavala faces new trial December 17, 2020 at 04:51PM

The 63-year-old social crusader's trial date comes as the constitutional court mulls whether his detention -- ongoing without a conviction for more than three years -- is lawful. The Parisian-born businessman was a founding member of philanthropist George Soros's Open Society Foundation in Turkey and headed a group that promoted cross-cultural ties via the arts.