by TurkeyPurge | Aug 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police used excessive force against a group of protestors who were standing vigil in solidarity with two imprisoned educators, but ignored one of the demonstrators, an actress who was posing as a living statue. In...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An indictment prepared by a Van prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to 10 years for pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ for “disseminating terrorist propaganda” during a public rally in April 2016. Yüksekdağ were put behind...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 8, 2017 | Hate Speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a press conference on Saturday that he perceives pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş to be a terrorist, the Diken news website reported. Speaking to the press after the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A motion has been filed against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Demirtaş, who has been jailed since November 2016, has been accused of insulting Erdoğan and openly provoking...
by TurkeyPurge | May 5, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
PEN Canada members have joined a solidarity campaign launched by Amnesty International on Twitter for release of imprisoned journalists in Turkey. Members of the organization sent a joint message of solidarity to Turkey’s imprisoned journalists by taking photos with...