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Tag Archives: Murat Cekic
Çarşı on trial: Turkey’s war on dissent takes a tragicomic turn
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic. In their determination to root out all opposition, Turkish authorities today called members of the soccer fan club, Çarşı, to court under the same broadly phrased anti-terror statutes that were employed … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Erdogan, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Press Freedom, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged anti-terror laws, Carsi, Cem Yakiskan, Gezi, Gulen, Murat Cekic, Taksim Solidarity, Trial, Zaman
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The Pinar Selek Case: The “Ground Hog Day Prosecution”
One of the great romantic comedies of my youth was Groundhog Day, the story of a misanthrope news reporter doomed to repeat the same awful day over and over again until he got it right. The news today that a … Continue reading
Posted in Turkey
Tagged Bill Murray, Emma Sinclair-Webb, Groundhog Day, Murat Cekic, PEN International, Pinar Selek, Selek, Trial, Turkish Justice System
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May 1, 2014
Again, this May 1, the streets of Istanbul witnessed police violence today, as tens of thousands of police were mobilized to prevent demonstrators from staging a rally in Taksim Square. Follow events on the ground on twitter with Turkey Researcher, … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Murat Cekic, Taksim, Turkey
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