Tag Archives: gas canisters

AI Turkey Researcher Andrew Gardner blogs from Istanbul

Posted on March 13, 2014 by heissenstat

Amnesty International’s researcher on Turkey has been in Istanbul monitoring events. This morning, Amnesty his blog. He writes: All the evidence suggests that Berkin died because of injuries he sustained last 16 June, when he was hit at close range … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #BerkinElvan, #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, impunity, Istanbul, Police violence, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon | Comments Off

Tensions as Berkin Elvan is laid to rest

Posted on March 12, 2014 by heissenstat

Yesterday, we carried news of fifteen year old Berkin Elvan’s death. He weighed less than 36 pounds at the time of his death. In Turkey and in cities throughout the world protests have been held in mourning and in anger. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey | Tagged #BerkinElvan, Abdullah Gul, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenBerkin, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Istanbul, protests, taksim square, tear gas, water cannon | Comments Off

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 →

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 | Comments Off

Clashes in Istanbul over proposed Internet restrictions

Posted on February 8, 2014 by heissenstat

News reports from Istanbul this evening describe police attempts to cordon off sections of Taksim from protestors. The reports describe police using tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. According to Reuters: Riot police advanced along Istanbul’s Istiklal … Continue reading →

Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Turkey | Tagged Censorship, Diren Gezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Human Rights, Istanbul, Mahir Zeynalov, Press Freedom, Riot police, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, Twitter, water cannon | Comments Off

Human Rights Watch: Turkey “increasingly autocratic”

Posted on January 21, 2014 by heissenstat

Human Rights Watch issued its annual report today. The section on Turkey notes some positive steps, including a reform package, efforts at a peace process with Kurds in Turkey, and the hosting of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. Nonetheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hrant Dink, Impunity, Kurds, Minorities, PKK, Press Freedom, Religious Freedom, Turkey | Tagged Censorship, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Fazil Say, Fourth Judicial Package, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, hrant dink, Human Rights, human rights watch, impunity, Journalists, Justice and Development Party, Kurds, Muharrem Erbey, Press Freedom, Roboski, Taksim, Uludere | Comments Off

Release of major report Amnesty Report on Gezi Crackdown

Posted on October 2, 2013 by heissenstat

I have worked on human rights in Turkey for well over a decade now, first volunteering at shelters for refugees and migrants as a doctoral student and, later, as Country Specialist for Amnesty International. Working with any large institutions brings … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized, Women's Rights | Tagged Ahmet Sik, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Crackdown, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Istanbul, Police violence, Report, taksim square | Comments Off

Reporters without Borders: At least a dozen journalists injured during recent protests

Posted on September 15, 2013 by heissenstat

As protests once again sweep Turkey, the watchdog group, Reporters without Borders has highlighted the extent to which journalists have seemingly been targeted by police: Reporters Without Borders condemns the resumption of police violence against journalists that has accompanied a … Continue reading →

Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Turkey | Tagged Ahmet Sik, Amnesty International, criminalization of dissent, excessive force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Istanbul, Press Freedom, protests, Reporters Without Borders | Comments Off

Amnesty on Turkey Protests and On-Going Police Abuse

Posted on September 12, 2013 by heissenstat

As protests – and evidence of excessive police force – again sweep across Turkey, Amnesty International has issued a press release to call attention to the on-going human rights abuses there. Central to this latest statement is a call for … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmet Atakan, Andrew Gardner, excessive force, gas canisters, Suspension of arms shipments, Turkey | Comments Off

Do you use twitter? Tweet to end the abusive use of force by police in Turkey

Posted on June 4, 2013 by heissenstat

Do you use twitter? Here are some suggested twitter messages that you can use as part of Amnesty’s campaign against excessive force in Turkey: .@RT_Erdogan Intervene now! No more abusive use of force by police @aforgutu #insanhakları #humanrightsforturkey #humanrights

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey | Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Twitter | Comments Off

Turkey must end abusive use of force

Posted on June 3, 2013 by heissenstat

Amnesty International has issued an updated statement today, again calling for Turkish authorities to end abusive use of force by police against protesters. In the statement, Amnesty highlights that the crisis is on-going: The number of activists injured across Turkey … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey | Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Injuries, John Dalhuisen, police repression, Security, Turkey, water cannon | Comments Off