by TurkeyPurge | Aug 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Protests against the removal of the pro-Kurdish mayors has descended into citywide mayhem Tuesday as riot police repeatedly clashed with protesters in Diyarbakır. Despite the clashes, hundreds of Kurds continue to gather in front of the Diyarbakır Municipal building...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
11 prominent human rights defenders, including Amnesty Turkey’s director İdil Eser, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on October 25 for “membership in a terrorist organization” and “spreading terrorist propaganda” in Turkey. The right defenders also ...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 28 individuals, among which are police officers, prosecutors and teachers, have been found dead in Turkish prisons since a failed coup attempt on July 15,2016, causing serious concern about the fate of thousands of civilians who have been kept in jail in...
UN Human Rights Committee calls on authorities to locate missing Kyrgyz educator
Imprisoned military cadet denied permission to attend parents’ funeral
Turkish appeals court upholds 9-year jail sentence for cancer patient
Father of imprisoned military cadet dies of heart attack following visit to son in prison
Turkish police interrogates actor for causing an increase in US Dollar rates via Twitter posts
Purge-victim educator denied release from prison once again
Turkey’s Bishkek embassy locks Twitter account amid accusations of kidnapping Kyrgyz-Turkish educator
Math teacher with 60 percent disability rating sent to prison over Gulen links: report