Category Archives: Gezi Park

Amnesty: 2015 witnessed continued assaults on Freedom of Assembly in Turkey

Posted on February 28, 2016 by heissenstat

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 →

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Amnesty International condemns the hostage taking and killing of Istanbul prosecutor

Posted on April 2, 2015 by heissenstat

In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International condemned the hostage taking and killing of Istanbul prosecutor, Mehmet Selim Kiraz at the Cağlayan Court House: In a video circulated via social media, a masked hostage taker was shown holding a gun to … Continue reading →

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Another Gezi Trial

Posted on March 10, 2015 by heissenstat

A complainant who does not want to be a complainant, a courtroom that fits 50 for a trial that has 255 defendants and a foreign defendant who is not allowed to enter the country to defend himself: these are just … Continue reading →

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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues

Posted on February 24, 2015 by heissenstat

At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights.  There is grim reading throughout.  This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading →

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The Ali Ismail Korkmaz Trial

Posted on January 22, 2015 by heissenstat

Ali Ismail Korkmaz was among those killed by police violence during the Gezi protests in June, 2013. He was 19. Yesterday, there was a modicum of justice in the case when a Turkish court found six guilty in his death. … Continue reading →

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South Korea: Suspend those Gas Shipments! Three Ways You can Help

Posted on December 30, 2014 by heissenstat

With South Korea planning to ship 550,000 teargas canisters and grenades to Turkey next month, it is time to act.  Please take action today!

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Guest Blog: Notes from Ali Ismail Korkmaz Murder Case

Posted on December 30, 2014 by heissenstat

A guest blog from our colleague by Andrea de Ruijter, from Amnesty International – Netherlands.  Andrea acted as one of Amnesty’s trial observers at the latest hearing in the Ali Ismail Korkmaz murder case. “Ali Ismail Korkmaz, dreaming of a … Continue reading →

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The Case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz: Will there be justice this week?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by heissenstat

The case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who died as a result of being beaten at a Gezi Park protest, is coming to head this week, with an expected conclusion this Friday, December 28th.  Amnesty has been watching the trial closely … Continue reading →

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Dark Days Ahead: Thinking about Turkey’s Tear Gas Purchase

Posted on December 17, 2014 by heissenstat

I have been going over a number in my head these past few days.  1.9 million.  That, according to Amnesty International, is the number of tear gas canisters and gas grenades that Turkey has ordered from a South Korean manufacturer … Continue reading →

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Çarşı on trial: Turkey’s war on dissent takes a tragicomic turn

Posted on December 16, 2014 by heissenstat

It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.  In their determination to root out all opposition, Turkish authorities today called members of the soccer fan club, Çarşı, to court under the same broadly phrased anti-terror statutes that were employed … Continue reading →

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