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Category Archives: PKK
Amnesty: Turkish Rights Abuses Must Not be Forgotten
When Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu arrived in Netherlands today for one-day talks with his counterpart, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, activists from Amnesty International were there to greet him. Their message was simple: Turkey’s on-going human rights abuses can not … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Davutoglu, Due Process, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Press, Kurds, PKK, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Abuses, Amnesty International, Curfew, Davutoglu, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Mark Rutte, PKK, Turkey
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New Urgent Action: Injured, Stranded, and in Urgent Need of Care
Amnesty International has issued another urgent action today, this time a plea to save 24 people stranded and injured in the city of Cizre. An estimated 24 injured people are stranded in a building’s basement in the town of Cizre, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, PKK, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Cizre, Urgent Action
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Amnesty: Despite partial lifting of curfew in Silopi, situation still dire
After more than a month of round-the-clock curfews, the governor of Şırnak province has partially lifted the curfew in Silopi. Round-the-clock indefinite curfews continue in the town of Cizre (also in Şırnak province) and Sur district, in the city of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, Minorities, PKK, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, BBC, Cizre, Curfew, Diyarbakir, Mardin, SIlopi, Sur, Turkey
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Amnesty calls on Turkey to End Abusive Operations
In a briefing and press release today (January 21) , Amnesty International renewed its call to Turkish authorities to “end the indefinite curfews in Kurdish neighbourhoods across east and south-east Turkey.” For several months, Amnesty International has been urging the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Impunity, Kurds, PKK, Press Freedom, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics, Amnesty International, Cizre, collective punishment, curfews, Dalhuisen, Diyarbakir, excessive force, Freedom of Press, Kurds, Mardin, PKK, SIlopi, sniper, Sur, Turkey, YDG-H
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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 condemns bombing in Ankara, calls for impartial investigation [updated 10:35 AM Eastern]
Turkey: Amnesty International condemns bombing targeting demonstrators in Ankara Just after 10am this morning, twin blasts close to the central train station in Ankara exploded as people assembled for the start of a peace demonstration in the capital city. The … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, PKK, Terrorism
Tagged Amnesty Internatinal, Ankara bombing, HDP, Turkey
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Turkish police again detain foreign journalist
VICE journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool continues to languish in pre-trial detention under terrorism charges that Amnesty’s Andrew Gardner has described as “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre.” Meanwhile, we received word today that Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink has also been detained by Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, PKK, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, anti-terror laws, Frederike Geerdink, Freedom of Press, Kurds, Mohammad Ismael Rasool, PKK, Turkey, VICE News
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Amnesty Issues Urgent Action on Injured Prisoners
The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish PKK has once again turned ugly, with significant evidence of abuses and, according to the New York Times, more than 800 killed in recent weeks. For its part, Amnesty International has been working … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Military, Minorities, PKK, Uncategorized
Tagged Abuse, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Kurds, PKK, Urgent Action
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Journalist Fusun Erdogan and seven others released!
Good news today, as Fusun Erdogan and seven others, including two other journalists were finally released from prison.
Posted in Freedom of Expression, PKK, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Jones, Fusun Erdogan, Journalists, pre-trial detention, Turkey
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Human Rights Watch: Turkey “increasingly autocratic”
Human Rights Watch issued its annual report today. The section on Turkey notes some positive steps, including a reform package, efforts at a peace process with Kurds in Turkey, and the hosting of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hrant Dink, Impunity, Kurds, Minorities, PKK, Press Freedom, Religious Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Fazil Say, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, hrant dink, Human Rights, human rights watch, impunity, Journalists, Justice and Development Party, Kurds, Muharrem Erbey, Press Freedom, Roboski, Taksim, Uludere
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