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Category Archives: LGBTI
Rihanna, Shakira, and RTUK
According to press reports, a music video featuring Shakira and Rihanna has run afoul of Turkey’s government broadcast agency, RTUK. Private broadcasters of the video have received fines for airing the video, which, according to RTUK, features “erotic dancing” and … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Expression, LGBTI, Turkey
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Waiting for Justice Amidst the Tear Gas
26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk was shot in the head by a Turkish police officer on June 1, 2013. He died of his injuries two weeks later. As described in Amnesty’s recent report on the Gezi crackdown: The moment when the police … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTI, Refugees, Religious Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Ethem Sarisuluk, police officer
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Reports: Another Murder of Transgender Woman in Turkey
A number of media outlets have reported yet another murder of a transgender woman in Turkey, this time in the tourist town of Kusadasi. According to reports, Dora Özer was brutally murdered in a knife attack. Violent attacks on transgender … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, LGBT Rights, LGBTI
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Protests, Arrests, and a Shooting
The last few days have been eventful ones in Turkey. Pride Week ended with a huge and successful Pride March in Taksim. Amnesty has long campaigned on LGBTI Rights in Turkey. Discriminatiespot Turkije from AmnestyNL on Vimeo. There was darker … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, LGBT Rights, LGBTI, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Diyarbakir, excessive force, gay pride march, impunity, Lice, protests, Taksim, water cannon
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More police violence against peaceful protestors in Istanbul
Thousands gathered with flowers in #taksim square in #istanbul but police used tear gas and water cannon again. #gezipark — muratcekic (@muratcekic) June 22, 2013 Turkish protestors have demonstrated remarkable creativity in their response to government efforts to stifle their … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, LGBT Rights, LGBTI, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Erdogan, excessive force, Gezi Park, Istanbul, LGBT, LGBTI, Pride March, protests
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New concerns and ways to take action
Amnesty International today voiced its concern that the ban on public assembly in Taksim Square will put proposed Pride Marches at risk. Amnesty argues that “not allowing peaceful gatherings in one of Istanbul’s most iconic squares is a serious assault … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, LGBTI, Minorities
Tagged Freedom of Assembly, Gezi Park, Istanbul, LGBT, LGBTI, Protsest, Taksim, Turkey, Washington
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