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New blog on Berkin posted to Amnesty – USA’s main site

Posted on March 13, 2014 by heissenstat

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 →

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Human Rights Watch: Justice for Berkin

Posted on March 11, 2014 by heissenstat

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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