by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
A crackdown on critical thinking in Turkey with an unprecedented witch hunt targeting teachers, academics and other professionals in the education sector has dealt a huge blow to free thought in the country, according to a report released by the Stockholm Center for...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
A recently released report by the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has revealed how the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abused the rule of law and jailed innocent people on absurd charges, from possessing a dollar bill and cancelling a cable...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 7, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
The torture, ill-treatment, abusive, inhumane and degrading treatment of people who are deprived of their liberties in Turkey’s detention centers and prisons has become the norm rather than the exception under increased nationalistic euphoria and religious zealotry in...
by TurkeyPurge | May 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad, the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) said in a recent report, elaborating on the methods Turkish government has been using to this end. Abductions, enforced disappearances,...
by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2017 | Human Rights Abuses, Torture
Credible reports of mass torture and abuse in an unofficial detention center in the Turkish capital have been received by the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), a monitoring group for rights violations in Turkey, according to a report on their website on Monday. An...
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