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TURKEY/EU: Over 100 Ahmadi asylum-seekers beaten at the Turkish border with Bulgaria Here is some footage of the violence at the border: https://youtu.be/ZkdkB_9HCFY – https://youtu.be/g49EqywMiko – https://youtu.be/EJEdgpST_Rc –...
Human Rights in the World
Journalist Muhammed Yavaş assaulted over political coverage in run-up to election CPJ (12.05.2023) – Turkish authorities in the western province of Çanakkale must investigate the recent assault of journalist Muhammed Yavaş and ensure his attacker is held to account,...
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Police detain at least 10 journalists in Diyarbakır crackdown CPJ (25.04.2023) —Turkish authorities should release all recently detained journalists held in retaliation for their work and ensure that the country’s anti-terror laws are not weaponized against the press,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Protestants exposed to discrimination, deportation and hate speech By Uzay Bulut Providence Mag (16.05.2022) – https://bit.ly/3wzUA49 – Only 0.1 percent of Turkey’s population is Greek, Armenian, or Assyrian Christian. The collapse of Turkey’s...
Human Rights in the World
Joint Statement: METU Pride human rights defenders must be acquitted at upcoming trial On 8 October at 10:00 GMT+3, 19 LGBTI+ human rights defenders will return to court for what is expected to be the final hearing in the unfair trial they faced for organising and...