by HRWF | Sep 14, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light arrive at the Turkish-Bulgarian border on May 24, 2023. Photo courtesy of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light TURKEY: Over 100 members of persecuted religious minority held at the border Members of the Ahmadi...
by HRWF | Jul 30, 2023 | Human Rights in the World
Turkish authorities detain 5 journalists over tweet, 1 remains in custody Turkish authorities should immediately release reporter Fırat Can Arslan and stop treating journalists like criminals, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. CPJ (26.07.2023)...
by HRWF | Jul 10, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Photo: FSB raid on the Saint Petersburg center of Süleymancılar. Source: FSB. RUSSIA: Süleymancılar: Russia cracks down on Turkish Sufi organization Accused by anti-cultists of being a “pseudo-Islamic cult,” the group has two million members in Turkey and a...
by HRWF | Jul 7, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: UN urges Turkey not to deport persecuted Ahmadi asylum-seekers “Türkiye must not deport members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light seeking asylum”: UN experts The European Times (05.07.2023) – UN human rights experts* asked Turkey last Tuesday not...
by HRWF | Jun 10, 2023 | Human Rights in the World, Uncategorized
Two British journalists reporting on 100+ Ahmadi asylum-seekers detained for two weeks and beaten “They put my hands on my back, grabbed me by the neck, and just threw me on the bus, they have taken my phone even though I’m UK press.” See interview...