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Join Amnesty’s call to release Taner Kiliç

Posted on June 8, 2017 by heissenstat

The shocking news that Amnesty International – Turkey‘s Chairperson, Taner Kiliç, was detained in this week as part of Turkey’s on-going purge of the Gulen Movement has resulted in worldwide condemnation.  He remains in custody today. Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s … Continue reading →

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Chair of Amnesty International Turkey swept up in post-coup purge

Posted on June 7, 2017 by heissenstat

  June 6 Responding to the news that Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, was today detained by police along with 22 other lawyers in Izmir on suspicion of having links with the Fethullah Gülen movement, Salil Shetty, … Continue reading →

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Amnesty: Teacher in Georgia at risk if extradited to Turkey

Posted on May 28, 2017 by heissenstat

Amnesty International has issued an urgent action in the case of Mustafa Çabuk, a Turkish secondary school teacher living in Georgia, is at imminent risk of extradition to Turkey, where he is at risk of torture and other grave human rights … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Urgent Action in the Case of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça [Updated]

Posted on May 24, 2017 by heissenstat

Amnesty International has issued an urgent action  in the case of Academic Nuriye Gülmen and primary school teacher Semih Özakça, who were remanded in Sincan prison, in Ankara, on 23 May. They are continuing a prolonged hunger strike to protest against the dismissal … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Report: “Professional annihilation” in Turkey’s Purge

Posted on May 22, 2017 by heissenstat

This week, Amnesty International issued a new report on the “professional annihilation” of civil servants who have been summarily dismissed in Turkey’s purge. The report, No end in sight: Purged public sector workers denied a future in Turkey finds that tens … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Urgent Action in Case of Three Turkish Nationals Detained in Malaysia [Updated with new information and steps to take]

Posted on May 9, 2017 by heissenstat

Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action in the case of three Turkish nationals arrested and detained in Malaysia.  There are concerns about their safety if they are extradited to Turkey.  Human Rights Watch has also voiced concerns about this … Continue reading →

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Amnesty: Indictment Rejected but Barbaros Şansal Still Held

Posted on February 8, 2017 by heissenstat

Amnesty International issued an updated urgent action in the case of  fashion designer and LGBTI activist Barbaros Şansal.   “Şansal remains in pre-trial detention since 3 January for allegedly ‘inciting the public to hatred or hostility’, despite a court rejecting the … Continue reading →

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Take Action! Amnesty’s Write for Rights Campaign for Eren Keskin

Posted on December 9, 2016 by heissenstat

A lawyer, a journalist, and a human rights defender, Eren Keskin has fought for human rights in Turkey for decades.  Turkish authorities have tried worked to punish her every step of the way. A speech she made 11 years ago has … Continue reading →

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Amnesty issues report on displacement of hundreds of thousands in Turkey

Posted on December 5, 2016 by heissenstat

  Amnesty International has just issued an extensive and deeply researched 31 page report detailing “the desperate  plight of families forced out of the historical centre of Diyarbakir” through massive security operations and round-the-clock curfews.  “Homes in the once-bustling district have been … Continue reading →

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The Purge Continues: Amnesty Responds to Closure of Turkish NGOs

Posted on November 22, 2016 by heissenstat

Amnesty International responded quickly to the news today that 375 NGOs would be closed under Turkey’s state of emergency powers,  with Amnesty’s John Dalhuisen calling it”part of an ongoing and systematic attempt by the Turkish authorities to permanently silence all … Continue reading →

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