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Tag Archives: AKP
Amnesty: Turkey’s escalating abuses risk return to dark days of 1990s
The message of Amnesty’s latest statement on abuses in Turkey’s on-going operations in south eastern Turkey could hardly have been clearer. Things are getting much, much worse, with “growing evidence of severe human rights violations, including torture and impunity for human … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Terrorism, Torture, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, Cizre, Disappearances, excessive force, Hurşit Külter, impunity, Kurds, Nusaybin, Sur, Torture, Turkey
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Another shocking attack on freedom of expression in Turkey
Today’s raids on Turkish media outlets are “yet another shocking attack on journalists and freedom of expression in Turkey, and come just four days before a crucial parliamentary election on Sunday,” according to Amnesty International in a statement released today. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, elections, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Gulen, Koza Ipek, Turkey
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Friday notes: Gulen Crackdown, Maras, and some good news regarding Pinar Selek
Some brief notes from Turkish human rights news: 1. Zaman’s Editor-in-Chief Ekrem Dumanlı was released from custody due to lack of evidence, according to press accounts. Four others, including Samanyolu TV General Manager, Hidayet Karaca, will be held pending trial. … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Minorities, Press Freedom
Tagged Ahmet Sik, AKP, Bilgin Ayata, Dersim, Dumanli, Ekrem Dumanlı, Ergenekon, Hidayet Karaca, impunity, maras, massacre, Pinar Selek, pretrial detention, Serra Hakyemez, sivas, Zaman Newspaper
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Judicial impartiality on Trial
News media reported that Turkish prosecutors have dismissed charges in a major corruption case that has shaken Turkey. Meanwhile the prosecutors who initiated the corruption probe are themselves now subject to an investigation. Today’s events raise basic questions about what … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Erdogan, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged AKP, Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, Corruption, corruption case, HSYK, impartiality, impunity, Judicial Independence, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Supreme Board of Judges, Turkey
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A late night attack on internet freedom
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was as good as his word. According to Reuters, he told a friendly crowd at a rally in Bursa earlier today: “Twitter, mwitter!,” Erdogan told thousands of supporters at a rally in the northwestern province … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Internet, Internet Censorship, internet freedom, Turkish government, Twitter, twitter ban
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