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...
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...
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...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Physical and sexual violence by police against 100+ Ahmadi asylum-seekers The European Times (05.06.2023) – On 24 May, over 100 members of the Ahmadi Religion – women, children and elderly people – from eight Muslim-majority countries, where they are...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY-EU: HRWF calls upon the UN, EU and OSCE to ask Turkey to annul a deportation order to 103 Ahmadis By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers The European Times (29.05.2023) – Today, a Turkish court has released a deportation order concerning 103...