Tag Archives: Human Rights

Amnesty: Intensified crackdown on media increases atmosphere of fear

Posted on July 28, 2016 by heissenstat

[The following is a repost of Amnesty’s press release of 28 July 2016] As Turkey enters its second week of a three month state of emergency, the ongoing crackdown on civil society and the assault on media freedom has reached … Continue reading →

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Amnesty calls for independent monitors as allegations of torture mount

Posted on July 24, 2016 by heissenstat

In the aftermath of a failed coup attempt, Amnesty has seen mounting evidence of human rights abuses, including a further clamp down on freedom of expression and mass arrests. The detention of human rights lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz and the raid … Continue reading →

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Amnesty on State of Emergency in Turkey

Posted on July 22, 2016 by heissenstat

Amnesty International issued a press release yesterday, July 21, on the newly declared State of Emergency in Turkey. The text is below: President Erdogan’s announcement of the imposition of a state of emergency must not pave the way for a … Continue reading →

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Amnesty’s Annual Report 2015: “Marked Deterioration” of Human Rights in Turkey

Posted on February 24, 2016 by heissenstat

In a few short pages, Amnesty International’s 2015 Annual Report detailed a rapidly deteriorating human rights environment in Turkey, particularly after the 2015 parliamentary elections and the outbreak of violence between the Turkish government and Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Issues Urgent Action on Injured Prisoners

Posted on August 26, 2015 by heissenstat

The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish PKK has once again turned ugly, with significant evidence of abuses and, according to the New York Times, more than 800 killed in recent weeks. For its part, Amnesty International has been working … Continue reading →

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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues

Posted on February 24, 2015 by heissenstat

At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading →

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Send Birthday Greetings to Hakan Yaman

Posted on October 9, 2014 by cecbill

As readers of this blog know, Amnesty has continuously been campaigning on behalf of Hakan Yaman, who was caught up in a brutal attack by police officers during the Gezi crackdown while he was simply walking on his way home … Continue reading →

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Orwell in Translation: Turkey’s New Spy Law

Posted on April 29, 2014 by heissenstat

One step forward, three steps back. That, sadly, has been the direction of Turkey’s human rights record of late. On the plus side, a wave of individuals associated with the KCK who had been held in pre-trial detention for years … Continue reading →

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An update on the “Twitter Trial”

Posted on April 23, 2014 by heissenstat

In a blog posted earlier today, Amnesty International’s Turkey researcher, Andrew Gardner gave an update on the “Twitter Trial” in Izmir. He writes, in part: The fact this travesty continues says a lot about the sorry state of freedom of … Continue reading →

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“Twitter Trial” in Izmir

Posted on April 17, 2014 by heissenstat

Coming in the context of repeated efforts by the Turkish government to block social media outlets, the next hearing of the Izmir “Twitter Trial” is receiving international attention. The case involves 29 men and women on trial Twitter messages they … Continue reading →

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