by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A group of activists in South African city of Pretoria was reportedly attacked outside the newly-opened Turkish embassy while they were protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his visit to the mission. Security personnel emerged from the Turkish embassy and...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 30 high school students were detained in Istanbul after they protested the government for its education policies. A video footage posted online on Friday showed riot police beating some of those students inside a police van. “We were held under custody for...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Governor’s Office has announced that a ban has been imposed on all protest activities and demonstrations in the city for a period of three months effective as of Nov 1. The decision was made on the intellingence that some groups were planning to organize...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Indictments have been issued for 19 people, including 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, for attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., during an official visit in May. The indictments, which were announced Tuesday, accuse the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Germany and Sweden have made a joint protest addressed to Turkey over the jailing of human rights activists, German Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Martin Schaefer said on Wednesday. Turkey arrested six human rights activists including Germany’s Peter Steudtner and...
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