Prisoner of conscience, Mehmet Ali Yaşa, died in hospice care in Finland

Mehmet Ali Yaşa, a cancer patient released two months before serving his 30-year sentence, died in Finland, where he had travelled for further treatment and to be with his family.

Mehmet Ali Yaşa will be buried in his family grave in Yeniköy Cemetery in his hometown of Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Mehmet Ali Yaşa, 61, who was released 74 days before the end of his 30-year (originally 36…