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Tag Archives: Berkin Elvan
Amnesty International condemns the hostage taking and killing of Istanbul prosecutor
In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International condemned the hostage taking and killing of Istanbul prosecutor, Mehmet Selim Kiraz at the Cağlayan Court House: In a video circulated via social media, a masked hostage taker was shown holding a gun to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, Berkin Elvan, Gezi Park
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Dark Days Ahead: Thinking about Turkey’s Tear Gas Purchase
I have been going over a number in my head these past few days. 1.9 million. That, according to Amnesty International, is the number of tear gas canisters and gas grenades that Turkey has ordered from a South Korean manufacturer … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Press Freedom, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Berkin Elvan, Carsi, Erdogan, European Union, human rights watch, Nate Schenkkan, south korea, tear gas, Turkey, Zaman
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The Trail of Impunity: Roboski and Okmeydani
The protests which have shaken Turkey in the aftermath of Berkin Elvan’s death at age fifteen have generated many shocking images. Grainy photographs from protests in Roboski/Qileban, however, struck a particular nerve with me because they highlight the extent to … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Kurds, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Kurds, Qileban, Roboski, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, Uludere
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Neither apology nor call for justice
Many observers wondered how Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would respond to the death of Berkin Elvan. Berkin Elvan was a fourteen year old boy who was struck in the head by a policeman’s tear gas canister last June. He … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Istanbul, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tear gas, Turkey
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AI Turkey Researcher Andrew Gardner blogs from Istanbul
Amnesty International’s researcher on Turkey has been in Istanbul monitoring events. This morning, Amnesty his blog. He writes: All the evidence suggests that Berkin died because of injuries he sustained last 16 June, when he was hit at close range … Continue reading
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Tagged #BerkinElvan, #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, impunity, Istanbul, Police violence, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon
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Tensions as Berkin Elvan is laid to rest
Yesterday, we carried news of fifteen year old Berkin Elvan’s death. He weighed less than 36 pounds at the time of his death. In Turkey and in cities throughout the world protests have been held in mourning and in anger. … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged #BerkinElvan, Abdullah Gul, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenBerkin, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Istanbul, protests, taksim square, tear gas, water cannon
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Human Rights Watch: Justice for Berkin
Emma Sinclair-Webb of Human Rights Watch, writes on the death of Berkin Elvan: Fifteen-year-old Berkin Elvan has died after 269 days in a coma. The Istanbul schoolboy incurred a head injury that doctors say was most likely inflicted by police … Continue reading
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Tagged #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, #BerkiniKimVurdu, Berkin Elvan, DirenBerkin, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Human Rights, human rights watch, Istanbul, protests, Taksim, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey
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Berkin Elvan, 1999 – 2014
I awoke this morning to the sad news that Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since he was struck in the head by a police officer’s tear gas canister during the Gezi Protests, passed away last night. I … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, Berkin Elvan, DirenBerkin, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Gezi Protests, impunity, Istanbul, Taksim, tear gas, tear gas canister, Turkey
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Justice for Berkin
Berkin Elvan was not a looter. He was not even a protestor. He was – and continues to be – a victim. Fourteen years old at the time, Berkin went out to get bread for his family during the Gezi … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenBerkin, excessive force, Gezi Park, Gezi Protests, Human Rights, Police violence, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey
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More police violence in Istanbul [updated with link to photographs]
Taksim Square was again rocked by police violence today, as police used water cannon, tear gas, and, by some accounts, rubber bullets to disperse a crowd who had gathered to protest… police violence. The protestors had gathered in response to … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Berkin Elvan, excessive force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, gas canister, Police violence, taksim square, water cannon
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