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HRW, EP officials call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners to stem COVID-19

HRW, EP officials call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners to stem COVID-19

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 31, 2020 | Int'l Reactions

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and several EP officialls have called on the Turkish government to release all political prisoners to stem COVID-19 spread. Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Turkey, and Sergey Lagodinsky and the chair of the...
Amnesty International: Turkey’s dissent being ruthlessly suppressed

Amnesty International: Turkey’s dissent being ruthlessly suppressed

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 23, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A report released by Amnesty International on Thursday reveals that critical voices and dissent were ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey in 2017 and that a state of emergency in the country served as a backdrop for rights violations. Amnesty International Report 2017/18...
Re-arrest of AI Turkey chair a travesty of justice, says EP members

Re-arrest of AI Turkey chair a travesty of justice, says EP members

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 2, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Rebecca Harms, together with other members of the European Parliament and the EP-Turkey Forum, on Thursday criticized the re-arrest of Taner Kılıç, chairman of the board of Amnesty International Turkey, by a Turkish court, calling it “a travesty of justice.” The...
Trial of human rights activists begins in İstanbul

Trial of human rights activists begins in İstanbul

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

11 prominent human rights defenders, including Amnesty Turkey’s director İdil Eser, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on October 25 for “membership in a terrorist organization” and “spreading terrorist propaganda” in Turkey. The right defenders also ...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to release human rights defenders on 100th day of their arrest

Amnesty calls on Turkey to release human rights defenders on 100th day of their arrest

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the Turkish government for the immediate andunconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders, including its Turkey director İdil Eser, who has been in pretrial detention for 100 days on terrorism charges....
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