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...
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Kurdish man released from prison after serving 30 years on terror charges
Turkish court rules to keep businessman Kavala in prison once again
2 Kurdish brothers set free after 30 years in Turkish prison: report
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4-year-old child joins mother in prison: report