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Tag Archives: Kurds
Amnesty issues report on displacement of hundreds of thousands in Turkey
Amnesty International has just issued an extensive and deeply researched 31 page report detailing “the desperate plight of families forced out of the historical centre of Diyarbakir” through massive security operations and round-the-clock curfews. “Homes in the once-bustling district have been … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Minorities, Refugees, Teargas, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Dalhuisen, Diyarbakir, Kurds, Sur, Turkey
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Amnesty: Turkey’s escalating abuses risk return to dark days of 1990s
The message of Amnesty’s latest statement on abuses in Turkey’s on-going operations in south eastern Turkey could hardly have been clearer. Things are getting much, much worse, with “growing evidence of severe human rights violations, including torture and impunity for human … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Terrorism, Torture, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged AKP, Amnesty International, Cizre, Disappearances, excessive force, Hurşit Külter, impunity, Kurds, Nusaybin, Sur, Torture, Turkey
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With President Erdogan in Washington, Amnesty Plans Rally to Protest Abuses [Updated]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington DC for the next few days as part of Nuclear Security Summit. Please join Amnesty International’s rally to protest continuing human rights abuses in Turkey this Thursday, March 31. Time: 11:30 am Where: … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Erdogan, Kurds, Turkey, USA, Washington
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Amnesty: Drastic Increase in Allegations of Excessive Force in Turkey
Amnesty International highlighted a “dramatic increase” in allegations of excessive use of force by Turkish security forces in the past year. It noted that lethal force has routinely been employed during anti-terrorism operations, but that “the absence of effective investigations … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Excessive Force, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Kurds, PKK, Turkey
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Amnesty’s Annual Report 2015: “Marked Deterioration” of Human Rights in Turkey
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
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Due Process, Excessive Force, Kurds, Military, Minorities, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Annual Report 2015, Gulen, HDP, Human Rights, Kurds, PKK, Sledgehammer, 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 calls on Turkey to End Abusive Operations
In a briefing and press release today (January 21) , Amnesty International renewed its call to Turkish authorities to “end the indefinite curfews in Kurdish neighbourhoods across east and south-east Turkey.” For several months, Amnesty International has been urging the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Freedom, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Impunity, Kurds, PKK, Press Freedom, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics, Amnesty International, Cizre, collective punishment, curfews, Dalhuisen, Diyarbakir, excessive force, Freedom of Press, Kurds, Mardin, PKK, SIlopi, sniper, Sur, Turkey, YDG-H
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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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Join Amnesty’s call for Justice in the Murder of Tahir Elci
Abdi Ipekci. Uğur Mumcu. Hrant Dink. And then, on November 28 of this year, Tahir Elçi. The murder of journalists and human rights defenders in Turkey has a long and tragic history. More often than not, the circumstances of the … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Internet Freedom, Kurds, Turkey, Urgent Action
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardern, Cale Salih, impunity, Kurds, PKK, Tahir Elci
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Turkish police again detain foreign journalist
VICE journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool continues to languish in pre-trial detention under terrorism charges that Amnesty’s Andrew Gardner has described as “unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre.” Meanwhile, we received word today that Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink has also been detained by Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Anti-terrorism, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, PKK, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, anti-terror laws, Frederike Geerdink, Freedom of Press, Kurds, Mohammad Ismael Rasool, PKK, Turkey, VICE News
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