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Amnesty: Turkey blocks refugees as thousands flee Aleppo

Posted on February 20, 2016 by heissenstat

Amnesty International researchers on the ground at the Öncüpınar/Bab al-Salam border crossing report grim conditions for the thousands of refugees hoping to flee violence in Syria.  Amnesty has called on both Turkey and the international community to take urgent steps … Continue reading →

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Amnesty voices concern over EU-Turkey deal on refugees

Posted on October 17, 2015 by heissenstat

In advance of Angela Merkel’s visit to Istanbul, Amnesty International issued a press release voicing concern over a potential deal: European leaders’ desperate attempts to enlist Turkey as Europe’s gatekeeper are ignoring the manifest failures of the Turkish authorities to … Continue reading →

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