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Category Archives: Freedom of Assembly
Amnesty issues report on displacement of hundreds of thousands in Turkey
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
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Minorities, Refugees, Teargas, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Dalhuisen, Diyarbakir, Kurds, Sur, Turkey
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Amnesty on State of Emergency in Turkey
Amnesty International issued a press release yesterday, July 21, on the newly declared State of Emergency in Turkey. The text is below: President Erdogan’s announcement of the imposition of a state of emergency must not pave the way for a … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Military, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, coup, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, OHAL, State of Emergency, Turkey
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With President Erdogan in Washington, Amnesty Plans Rally to Protest Abuses [Updated]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington DC for the next few days as part of Nuclear Security Summit. Please join Amnesty International’s rally to protest continuing human rights abuses in Turkey this Thursday, March 31. Time: 11:30 am Where: … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Erdogan, Kurds, Turkey, USA, Washington
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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: 2015 witnessed continued assaults on Freedom of Assembly in Turkey
Amnesty International’s Annual Report detailed continued attacks on the right to peaceful assembly in Turkey this past year: The practice of arbitrary detentions at assemblies was given legal basis by legislative amendments in March in the Domestic Security Package, providing … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Gezi, Gezi Park, Gezi Protest, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Gezi, May Day, Turkey
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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: Stop shipments of teargas to Turkey
Amnesty International – Turkey has begun a twitter campaign today aimed at halting Korean shipments of teargas to Turkey. The campaign was sparked by new information of the imminent shipment of teargas scheduled this month. Amnesty has issued an urgent … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Teargas, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, korea, teargas, Turkey
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Two good court decisions. Two bad prosecutions.
Yesterday, saw two positive court decisions in Turkey. But the sad fact is that the judges made the right decision in two cases that should have never been brought to court, that represent a terrifying politicization of the criminal justice … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Protest, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Garnder, Defamation, Emma Sinclair-Webb, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Protests, Taksim Solidarity, Turkey
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Guest Blog: Trial of Çarsı football fans accused of attempting to overthrow the government is as farcical as it sounds.
I was present on 2 April at Europe’s biggest court house, the Cağlayan Courthouse in Istanbul, to observe the second hearing in the prosecution of members of the fan club Çarşı of the Istanbul football club Beşiktaş. Thirty five people … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Protest
Tagged Amnesty International, Carsi, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi, Trial
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Guest Blog: Seeking Justice for Abdullah Cömert
“You killed my son on purpose!” These are the words that Hatice Cömert cries out in the courtroom as she bursts into tears while watching the footage from the scene of the crime where her 22 year-old son, Abdullah Cömert, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Abdullah Comert, Amnesty International, Gezi, impunity, Police violence, Turkey
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