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DIHA reporter Nedim Türfent sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in jail

DIHA reporter Nedim Türfent sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in jail

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Nedim Türfent, a reporter for the now defunct pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency (DIHA) was sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison on Friday. The sentence was handed down on accusations of membership to a terrorist organization. Under arrest since May 2016, Türfent...
Amnesty says hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Diyarbakir’s Sur

Amnesty says hundreds at imminent risk of forced eviction in Diyarbakir’s Sur

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 29, 2017 | Int'l Reactions

Hundreds of residents in the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods of the Sur district in Diyarbakır province are at imminent risk of forced eviction, Amnestry International said in an urgent action call on Thursday, urging Turkish government to halt forced evictions....
Curfews help cover up human rights violations in SE Turkey, report says

Curfews help cover up human rights violations in SE Turkey, report says

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 14, 2016 | Anti-Kurdish, Human Rights Abuses

The shutdown of the health care system during the unrest and curfews in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern provinces of Turkey since peace efforts collapsed in July 2015 has had disastrous effects on people’s ability to access health care services – resulting in...

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