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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...
Amnesty’s Turkey chair Taner Kilic denied release from prison

Amnesty’s Turkey chair Taner Kilic denied release from prison

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 31, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Amnesty International’s Turkey chair Taner Kilic has been denied release from prison after the prosecutor in charge objected to an earlier court order to set him free. A Turkish court ordered Kilic’s conditional release during a hearing early Wednesday. While his...
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...
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....
Local Amnesty office launches photo exhibition to support Turkey’s ‘Silenced Voices’

Local Amnesty office launches photo exhibition to support Turkey’s ‘Silenced Voices’

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Amnesty International’s (AI) local branch in UK’s Kirklees distict launched a photo exhibition in solidarity with whom it called Turkey’s silenced voices, on Sept 29. “The pews of the town Centre Church will be filled with photographs and information relating to those...
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