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Tag Archives: Annual Report 2015
Amnesty: Freedom of Expression in Turkey Deteriorates in 2015
“Countless unfair criminal prosecutions, including under criminal defamation and anti-terrorism laws, targeted political activists, journalists and others critical of public officials or government policy. Ordinary citizens were frequently brought before the courts for social media posts.” That’s the grim portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Cumhuriyet, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Internet Freedom, Kurds, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged 299, Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Digiturk, Erdem Gul, Frederike Geerdink, Gulen, Hidayet Karaca, Jake Hanrahan, Journalists, Mohammad Rassol, Philip Pendlebury, pre-trial detention, Tahir Elci, Turkey, VICE News
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Amnesty’s Annual Report 2015: “Marked Deterioration” of Human Rights in Turkey
In a few short pages, Amnesty International’s 2015 Annual Report detailed a rapidly deteriorating human rights environment in Turkey, particularly after the 2015 parliamentary elections and the outbreak of violence between the Turkish government and Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Due Process, Excessive Force, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Gulen, HDP, Human Rights, Kurds, PKK, Sledgehammer, Turkey
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