post-coup emergency rule

Lawyers In Exile: 572 colleagues jailed, 80 sentenced in Turkey since failed coup

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 572 lawyers have been put in pretrial arrest while 80 of them were sentenced to varying years in prison across Turkey since the summer of 2016, a recent report said. The Arrested Lawyers Initiative released its 24-page report, “The Rights to Defense and Fair...

Turkey’s post-coup State of Emergency to be extended for another 3 months: gov’t

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s post-coup emergency rule will be extended for another three months, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bekir Bozdağ. The extension will be the sixth since the State of Emergency was first declared in the aftermath of the July 15,...

Opposition campaign launched to end 17-month-long post-coup emergency rule

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A pro-democracy organisation called “United for Democracy — Demokrasi için Birlik” has launched a campaign for the lifting of the state of emergency in Turkey, reported by online news outlet Ahval on Saturday. It was declared in July 2016 after a failed coup attempt...

8.5-month pregnant woman under arrest though baby faces heart, kidney problems

by TurkeyPurge | May 31, 2017 | Human Tragedies

With only days to go before the delivery, a Kayseri woman is still held under arrest even though her baby has heart and kidney problems. Hurriyet columnist Ayse Arman interviewed Mehmet Fatih Öztürk, a lawyer representing Şule Gümüşoluk, an 8.5-months-pregnant woman...

Lawyers In Exile: 572 colleagues jailed, 80 sentenced in Turkey since failed coup

Turkey’s post-coup State of Emergency to be extended for another 3 months: gov’t

Opposition campaign launched to end 17-month-long post-coup emergency rule

8.5-month pregnant woman under arrest though baby faces heart, kidney problems

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