Category Archives: Deportation

Syrian Refugee Fadi Mansour: No longer held at the airport, but still at risk

Posted on March 22, 2016 by heissenstat

The case of Fadi Mansour, who was held in the Ataturk Airport, in Istanbul, for over a year, has garnered international attention. Kaya Genc, writing in the London Review of Books, describes the conditions that Fadi endured: Mansour has been … Continue reading →

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Amnesty issues Urgent Action for Syrian Refugee held at Ataturk Airport

Posted on March 15, 2016 by heissenstat

For one year now, Syrian refugee Fadi Mansour has been arbitrarily detained at Istanbul’s Ankara Airport.  Today, Amnesty has issued an urgent action calling for his release (earlier this month, Amnesty issued an urgent action in a separate case, a … Continue reading →

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Turkey: Don’t Deport Arubika Suleymanova. Amnesty Issues Urgent Action

Posted on March 10, 2015 by heissenstat

Days after it condemned the murder of a Tajik opposition figure in Istanbul, Amnesty International has issued an urgent action in the case of Arubika Suleymanova, a Russian citizen of Chechen origin, who is facing deportation from Turkey.  Amnesty is … Continue reading →

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