Tag Archives: Andrew Gardner

Amnesty voices concern over EU-Turkey deal on refugees

Posted on October 17, 2015 by heissenstat

In advance of Angela Merkel’s visit to Istanbul, Amnesty International issued a press release voicing concern over a potential deal: European leaders’ desperate attempts to enlist Turkey as Europe’s gatekeeper are ignoring the manifest failures of the Turkish authorities to … Continue reading →

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Disturbing news in Frederike Geerdink case: Journalism under Fire in Turkey [update 9/11]

Posted on September 8, 2015 by heissenstat

The first news on social media seemed positive, saying that journalist, Frederike Geerdink, who was detained several days ago, had finally been released.   Unfortunately, things do not look so positive now. Amnesty International‘s Turkey Researcher, Andrew Gardner, contacted her lawyers … Continue reading →

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Turkish police again detain foreign journalist

Posted on September 6, 2015 by heissenstat

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 →

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Amnesty on Arrest of Vice Journalists: “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre” [updated 9/4/15]

Posted on September 1, 2015 by heissenstat

The crackdown on journalists in Turkey continues.  Earlier this week, another wave of journalists were summarily sacked, apparently for writing reports critical of the government (an issue that we have repeatedly highlighted on this blog). Late yesterday, journalists from Vice … Continue reading →

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Impunity and death in Turkey: Another young life cut short

Posted on April 10, 2015 by heissenstat

Serhat Savaş,17 dies 7 months after being hit by tear gas canister fired by police at Kobane protests, Istanbul 2014 https://t.co/LWwl1zRgEk — Andrew Gardner (@andrewegardner) April 10, 2015 A tragic turn in a tragic story today, as news sources reported … Continue reading →

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Another appalling prosecution of journalists in Turkey

Posted on April 9, 2015 by heissenstat

It didn’t take long.  After yesterday’s good news in the trial of Dutch journalist Fréderike Geerdink, in which the prosecutor moved for acquittal, came news from Istanbul that another prosecutor was asking for 4.5 years each for journalists Ceyda Karan … Continue reading →

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Turkey again blocks social media

Posted on April 6, 2015 by heissenstat

A Turkish court order has again blocked major social media tools today, citing publication of images from last week’s attack on an Istanbul courthouse DHKP-C.  Access to facebook, twitter, and youtube have reportedly been blocked throughout the country. The current … Continue reading →

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Amnesty responds to “Draconian Reforms”

Posted on March 27, 2015 by heissenstat

Amnesty International has responded to the security bill just passed by Turkey’s Parliament, calling the legislation “draconian” and likely to “[facilitate] facilitates the already widespread practice of arbitrary detentions during protests and paves the way for further human rights violations … 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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Another casualty in Turkey’s war on journalists

Posted on February 2, 2015 by heissenstat

The news today that Dutch journalist, Frederike Geerdink, is being prosecuted under anti-terror statutes is, sadly, unsurprising.  The prosecution of journalists in Turkey, is after all, hardly a rare occurrence; seldom does a week go by when a journalist in … Continue reading →

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