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Tag Archives: Curfew
Amnesty: Turkish Rights Abuses Must Not be Forgotten
When Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu arrived in Netherlands today for one-day talks with his counterpart, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, activists from Amnesty International were there to greet him. Their message was simple: Turkey’s on-going human rights abuses can not … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Davutoglu, Due Process, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Press, Kurds, PKK, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Abuses, Amnesty International, Curfew, Davutoglu, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Mark Rutte, PKK, Turkey
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The Crisis in Cizre continues
Amnesty International today renewed its call for Turkish authorities to allow emergency medical care for injured individuals stranded in a basement in the town of Cizre, where they sought shelter on 23 January amid ongoing clashes between the army and … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Cizre, Curfew, Kurds, PKK, Turkey
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Amnesty: Despite partial lifting of curfew in Silopi, situation still dire
After more than a month of round-the-clock curfews, the governor of Şırnak province has partially lifted the curfew in Silopi. Round-the-clock indefinite curfews continue in the town of Cizre (also in Şırnak province) and Sur district, in the city of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, Minorities, PKK, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, BBC, Cizre, Curfew, Diyarbakir, Mardin, SIlopi, Sur, Turkey
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Amnesty: Detention of Academics New Assault on Freedom of Expression
Described in a televised speech Tuesday by President Tayyip Erdogan as “traitors” academics who had signed a speech critical of Turkish military operations in the south-east are now the target of harassment, threats, and police investigations. The detention of … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Minorities, Terrorism, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Curfew, Detentions, Erdogan, Kurds, Turkey, violence
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Amnesty issues Urgent Action on Curfews
Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action, calling attention to rights abuses in Turkey as security forces launch military operations against the armed Revolutionary Patriotic Youth Movement (YDG-H) the youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The clashes have … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Kurds, Military, Minorities, PKK, Terrorism, Turkey, Urgent Action
Tagged Amnesty International, Cizre, Curfew, Diyarbakir, Medical Care, SIlopi, Sur, Taybet Inan, Turkey, Urgent Action
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