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2,000 visually impaired people among those dismissed in Turkey’s post-coup purge: Amnesty Int’l

2,000 visually impaired people among those dismissed in Turkey’s post-coup purge: Amnesty Int’l

by TurkeyPurge | May 22, 2019 | Int'l Reactions, Today in Crackdown

At least 2,000 visually-impaired people are among those who were dismissed from their jobs at public institutions, according to Amnesty International. Beril Eski, a press coordinator at Amnesty International Turkey, told journalist Caglar Dilara on Tuesday that the...
Amnesty volunteer Webb to jailed journalist Parıldak:  Please try to stay strong. You are not alone

Amnesty volunteer Webb to jailed journalist Parıldak: Please try to stay strong. You are not alone

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2019 | Int'l Reactions

Felicity Webb, an Amnesty International activist from the UK, has written a letter of solidarity to journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who is among the dozens of journalists arrested in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in July 2016. In her letter Webb wrote...
Local Amnesty office asks Kosovo to avoid extradition of Turkish teachers

Local Amnesty office asks Kosovo to avoid extradition of Turkish teachers

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 30, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Amnesty International’s (AI) local branch in UK’s Kirklees distict has called on Kosovar government to avoid extradition of Turkish teachers abducted on Thursday. “Turkey chair Taner Kilic’s unlawful arrest in Turkey has showed us the arbitrariness in Turkey’s...
PACE urges release of Amnesty’s Turkey chair ahead of Jan 31 hearing

PACE urges release of Amnesty’s Turkey chair ahead of Jan 31 hearing

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 31, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) has called for the release of Amnesty International’s (AI) Turkey chair Taner Kilic, under arrest for more than 7 months now. In a written statement issued a day before Kilic’s court appearance on Jan 31, PACE’s...
Turkish court rules for continuation of Amnesty head’s imprisonment

Turkish court rules for continuation of Amnesty head’s imprisonment

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish court in Izmir has ruled for the continuation of the pre-trial detention of Taner Kılıç, chair of the board of Amnesty International’s Turkey section, the Evrensel daily reported. Kılıç, a lawyer, a founding member of AI Turkey and chairman of its board of...
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