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Category Archives: Conscientious Objection
Turkish Court Ignores ECHR ruling, sentences conscientious objector
Earlier this week, a military court in Sivas convicted conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan for “failing to obey orders,” sentencing him to fifteen months in prison, which was then converted to a 9000 Lira fine. The conviction is particularly shocking because … Continue reading
Posted in Conscientious Objection, Freedom of COnscience, Freedom of Expression
Tagged Amnesty International, ECHR, Mehmet Tarhan, Turkey
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Turkey: Where Conscientious Objection is a Crime
Fifty-six-year-old conscientious objector Ali Fikri Işık is due to appear in front of a Turkish Military Court on October 22, facing three separate charges of ‘desertion’ that could carry a prison sentence of some two-and-a-half years. When Ali was first … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Expression, Military, Turkey
Tagged Ali Fikri Isik, Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Turkey, Urgent Action
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Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 on Turkey: Ten Major Issues Highlighted.
Amnesty International has just issued its annual report for 2013 and the section on Turkey is, once again, grim reading. It included ten major issues of concern 1. Some of the worst abuses remain in the area of freedom of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, LGBT Rights, PKK, Press Freedom, Refugees, Turkey
Tagged Abuses by Armed Groups, Amnesty International, Conscientious Objectors, Due Process, excessive force, Fair Trial, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, impunity, LGBT Rights, PKK, pre-trial detention, Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, Shelters, Torture, Turkey, Violence against women
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One minute….
It is more than just a moment of high political theater in Turkey’s recent history. It is also approximately how long it will take you to make a real contribution to protecting freedom of expression in Turkey. One voice is … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, anti-terror laws, buyasaylaolmaz, Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Decriminalize Dissent, dissent, Erdogan, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, petition, Turkey
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Turkey’s War on Journalists
The Turkish war on journalists is, by this time, well documented. Reporters without Borders has called Turkey “the world’s biggest prison for journalists.” And imprisonment is only one of the ways that authorities have worked to silence journalists in Turkey. … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Amberin Zaman, Amnesty International, defamation cases, Dexter Filkins, Ece Temelkuran, Erdogan, Fourth Judicial Package, Hasan Cemal, Human Rights, Journalists, Lawsuit, Nuray Mert, Press Freedom, Reporters Without Borders, Turkey
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Amnesty Issues Freedom of Expression Report
Amnesty International has published a new report on Freedom of Expression in Turkey. Based on trial observations, the review of hundreds of criminal cases, and “interviews with civil society organizations, lawyers, academics, individuals under prosecution and public officials,” the report … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, PKK, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Decriminalize Dissent, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Turkey
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Human Rights Watch Report: Strengthen Law Reform Bill
Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch issued a report on prospective judicial reform in Turkey. While it notes several positive steps, it highlights a series of weaknesses in the reforms currently envisioned, including the fact that “reforms leave unchanged article … Continue reading
Posted in Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, PKK, Turkey
Tagged Emma Sinclair-Webb, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, human rights watch, impunity, Turkey
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A victory for freedom of speech and the right to conscientious objection
Four men, including Halil Savda have been acquitted for supporting the right to conscientious objection to military service. They had been charged with “alienating the public from military service.” Savda was also acquitted in a separate, but similar, case in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, Conscientious Objection, Freedom of Expression, Halil Savda, Turkey
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