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Syrian Refugee Fadi Mansour: No longer held at the airport, but still at risk

Posted on March 22, 2016 by heissenstat

The case of Fadi Mansour, who was held in the Ataturk Airport, in Istanbul, for over a year, has garnered international attention. Kaya Genc, writing in the London Review of Books, describes the conditions that Fadi endured: Mansour has been … Continue reading →

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Amnesty issues Urgent Action for Syrian Refugee held at Ataturk Airport

Posted on March 15, 2016 by heissenstat

For one year now, Syrian refugee Fadi Mansour has been arbitrarily detained at Istanbul’s Ankara Airport.  Today, Amnesty has issued an urgent action calling for his release (earlier this month, Amnesty issued an urgent action in a separate case, a … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Issues Urgent Action on Refugees at Risk of Deportation

Posted on October 22, 2015 by heissenstat

Amnesty has been closely following the case of three refugees in Turkey who are at risk of deportation.  The three men have been denied access to counsel or to visits from their families under conditions that amount to incommunicado detention … Continue reading →

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