by TurkeyPurge | Sep 27, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A group of human rights activists have released a short film named “I’m innocent” in an attempt to draw attention to human rights violations in post-coup Turkey. The official description of the film that has so far been viewed over 19,000 on Youtube,...
by TurkeyPurge | May 21, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down prison sentences to Eren Keskin, a leading Turkish human rights defender, and six former employees of the now-closed Özgür Gündem daily for disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Diken news website...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 14, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Although economic, social and cultural rights can only be limited under a state of emergency in ways that respect the basic rights themselves, measures taken by the Turkish government are far from satisfying such criteria as the careers and livelihoods of tens of...
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