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Tag Archives: #BerkiniKimVurdu
New blog on Berkin posted to Amnesty – USA’s main site
I posted a blog earlier today for the main Amnesty USA site today which gives background on Berkin Elvan and the protests since his death intended for a general audience. I write, in part: It is not simply that an … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged #BerkinElvan, #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, #BerkiniKimVurdu, Amnesty International, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, 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
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
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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