Freemuse and P24 are pleased to learn that Grup Yorum guitarist İbrahim Gökçek has been released from prison on the 252nd day of his death fast.
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Freemuse and P24 welcome guitarist İbrahim Gökçek’s release
Freemuse and P24 are pleased to learn that Grup Yorum guitarist İbrahim Gökçek has been released from prison on the 252nd day of his death fast.
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Freemuse and P24 welcome guitarist İbrahim Gökçek’s release
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Spain: Statement on the Universal Periodic Review
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