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Turkish appeals court upholds jail sentence for Kurdish politicians Demirtaş

Turkish appeals court upholds jail sentence for Kurdish politicians Demirtaş

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A regional appeals court in Turkey has upheld Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş’s four year, eight month prison sentence for disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Gazete Duvar news website reported. He was indicted by a prosecutor along with former deputy Sırrı...
[VIDEO] Erdogan says ECHR decision not binding for Turkey

[VIDEO] Erdogan says ECHR decision not binding for Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said that Turkey is not bound by verdicts of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) following the court’s decision calling for the release of  Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş from a lengthy pre-trial detention. “ECtHR...
ECHR asks Azerbaijan to clarify why Turkish teacher was deported despite asylum request

ECHR asks Azerbaijan to clarify why Turkish teacher was deported despite asylum request

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has questioned the Azerbaijani government over the deportation of Turkish national Taci Şentürk at the request of the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his alleged links to the Gülen movement in...
Dismissed policeman detained while applying to post-coup rights commission

Dismissed policeman detained while applying to post-coup rights commission

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 5, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

I.K., a former deputy police chief in Gaziantep’s Sehitkamil district who was dismissed in the government’s post-coup crackdown, was detained when he visited a local State of Emergency (OHAL) commission in Sivas to reclaim his rights. The government earlier...
ECtHR drops 12,600 post-coup rights complaints from Turkey after gov’t established watchdog

ECtHR drops 12,600 post-coup rights complaints from Turkey after gov’t established watchdog

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s Ministry of Justice has said with the establishment of a state of emergency (OHAL) commission, 12,600 cases currently awaiting review at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have been dropped by the court, the t24 news website reported on Friday. The...
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