Selahattin Demirtas vs Stjepan Radic

Demirtas co-founded the HDP, a pro-Kurdish and left-wing party in Turkey. The party aimed to represent Kurdish interests and promote democratic rights, becoming a major political force.

Demirtas ran as the HDP candidate in Turkey's first direct presidential election. He won 9.8% of the vote, coming third behind Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Demirtas was arrested on charges of terrorism and propaganda, accused of links to the PKK. He remained in prison despite international calls for his release, becoming a symbol of political repression.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Demirtas's detention violated his rights and ordered his release. Turkey did not comply, leading to further international condemnation.

Radic co-founded the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) with his brother Antun. The party advocated for the rights of Croatian peasants, land reform, and Croatian autonomy within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, becoming a major political force.

Radic was imprisoned by the Yugoslav authorities for his opposition to the centralist constitution and his advocacy for Croatian autonomy. His imprisonment made him a martyr for the Croatian cause and increased his popularity.

Radic took the Croatian Peasant Party into the Peasant International (Green International) in Moscow, aligning with the Soviet Union. This move shocked Yugoslav authorities and led to his arrest and the party's temporary ban.

Radic was shot by Montenegrin Serb politician Puni