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Category Archives: Anti-terrorism
Amnesty: Turkey’s escalating abuses risk return to dark days of 1990s
The message of Amnesty’s latest statement on abuses in Turkey’s on-going operations in south eastern Turkey could hardly have been clearer. Things are getting much, much worse, with “growing evidence of severe human rights violations, including torture and impunity for human … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Terrorism, Torture, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, Cizre, Disappearances, excessive force, Hurşit Külter, impunity, Kurds, Nusaybin, Sur, Torture, Turkey
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In Turkey, freedom of expression early casualty of “anti-terror” campaign
Turkey has suffered from a series of horrendous attacks in recent months. The security challenges it faces are very real. Unfortunately, the rhetoric coming out of Ankara suggests that, under the umbrella of fighting terrorism, the most basic civil liberties … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Erdogan, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Press Freedom, Terrorism, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics for Peace, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Can Dundar, Constitutional Court, Cumhuriyet, Erdem Gul, Esra Mungan, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Judiciary, Kivanc Ersoy, Muzaffer Kaya, Turkey
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Amnesty: Drastic Increase in Allegations of Excessive Force in Turkey
Amnesty International highlighted a “dramatic increase” in allegations of excessive use of force by Turkish security forces in the past year. It noted that lethal force has routinely been employed during anti-terrorism operations, but that “the absence of effective investigations … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Kurds, PKK, Turkey
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Amnesty: Freedom of Expression in Turkey Deteriorates in 2015
“Countless unfair criminal prosecutions, including under criminal defamation and anti-terrorism laws, targeted political activists, journalists and others critical of public officials or government policy. Ordinary citizens were frequently brought before the courts for social media posts.” That’s the grim portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Internet Freedom, Kurds, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged 299, Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Digiturk, Erdem Gul, Frederike Geerdink, Gulen, Hidayet Karaca, Jake Hanrahan, Journalists, Mohammad Rassol, Philip Pendlebury, pre-trial detention, Tahir Elci, Turkey, VICE News
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Amnesty’s Annual Report 2015: “Marked Deterioration” of Human Rights in Turkey
In a few short pages, Amnesty International’s 2015 Annual Report detailed a rapidly deteriorating human rights environment in Turkey, particularly after the 2015 parliamentary elections and the outbreak of violence between the Turkish government and Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Due Process, Excessive Force, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Gulen, HDP, Human Rights, Kurds, PKK, Sledgehammer, Turkey
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The Crisis in Cizre continues
Amnesty International today renewed its call for Turkish authorities to allow emergency medical care for injured individuals stranded in a basement in the town of Cizre, where they sought shelter on 23 January amid ongoing clashes between the army and … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Cizre, Curfew, Kurds, PKK, Turkey
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New Urgent Action: Injured, Stranded, and in Urgent Need of Care
Amnesty International has issued another urgent action today, this time a plea to save 24 people stranded and injured in the city of Cizre. An estimated 24 injured people are stranded in a building’s basement in the town of Cizre, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, PKK, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Cizre, Urgent Action
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Amnesty calls on Turkey to End Abusive Operations
In a briefing and press release today (January 21) , Amnesty International renewed its call to Turkish authorities to “end the indefinite curfews in Kurdish neighbourhoods across east and south-east Turkey.” For several months, Amnesty International has been urging the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Impunity, Kurds, PKK, Press Freedom, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics, Amnesty International, Cizre, collective punishment, curfews, Dalhuisen, Diyarbakir, excessive force, Freedom of Press, Kurds, Mardin, PKK, SIlopi, sniper, Sur, Turkey, YDG-H
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Amnesty issues Urgent Action on Curfews
Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action, calling attention to rights abuses in Turkey as security forces launch military operations against the armed Revolutionary Patriotic Youth Movement (YDG-H) the youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The clashes have … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, Minorities, PKK, Terrorism, Turkey, Urgent Action
Tagged Amnesty International, Cizre, Curfew, Diyarbakir, Medical Care, SIlopi, Sur, Taybet Inan, Turkey, Urgent Action
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Amnesty Calls for Release of Journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
Turkey’s case against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül represents “another deplorable attempt by the authorities to silence dissenting voices in the Turkish press,” Amnesty International said in a public statement today. It called on authorities to release them from … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Military, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Arms, Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Journalists, Syria, Turkey
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