by TurkeyPurge | May 21, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down prison sentences to Eren Keskin, a leading Turkish human rights defender, and six former employees of the now-closed Özgür Gündem daily for disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Diken news website...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The Sweden-based Anna Lindh’s Memorial Fund has awarded human rights lawyer Eren Keskin with the 2018 Anna Lindh Prize. “She has worked tirelessly to help violence-deprived girls and women, as well as LGTBQ people and Syrian needers in Turkey,” said Lena...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 27, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
A comprehensive report, released last week by the Platform for Peace & Justice (PPJ) on prison conditions in Turkey under a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, has exposed widespread human rights violations and...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2017 | Human Tragedies
The 69-year-old Hasan Tatli passed away after a heart attack he suffered during the ‘March of Justice’, a 250-mile walk the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) started against the government’s post-coup rights violations five days ago. Started a day after...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara court has ruled to block the website of the Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms, SCF has reported. When visitors try to access to the website stockholmcf.org,...
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Purge-victim disabled army veteran is in his 240th day of imprisonment on terror charges:
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