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Tag Archives: Physicians for Human Rights
Gezi trials target health workers
(Video above: Tear gas and water cannon outside of the German Hospital in June, 2013) As we approach the first anniversary of the Gezi Protests, trials of protestors and others caught up in the Turkish government’s crackdown are picking up … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Taksim, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Anand Grover, Divan Hotel, German Hospital, Gezi, Gezi Protests, health care providers, Medical personnel, medical professionals, Physicians for Human Rights, tear gas, Turkey, Turkish government, Vincent Iacopino, water cannon
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Another blow to Human Rights in Turkey
Earlier this week, we called attention to a bill passed by the Turkish Parliament which effectively criminalizes administering emergency medical aid without government authorization. Read that first sentence again and you’ll have an sense of how Kafkaesque conditions in Turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Abdullah Gul, Diren Gezi, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, medical ethics, Physicians for Human Rights, protests, taksim square, Turkey
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Targeting medical personnel in Turkey [updated, January 17]
One of the most shocking aspects of Turkey’s violent crackdown on peaceful protest has been the willingness of authorities to target medical personnel. Since then, not only have authorities not been held responsible, but the government has moved to increase … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Ankara, Associated Press, Berza Simsek, Diren Gezi, Doctors, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, health clinic, Human Rights, Izmir, Medical personnel, Physicians for Human Rights, Police violence, Suzan Fraser, tear gas, Turkey, United Nations, water cannon
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Turkey’s War on Demonstrators Includes War on Its own Doctors
On July 11, our Human Rights in Turkey blog reported on last week’s use of excessive force by the police in Istanbul. The next day, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and three other leading international medical groups sent a letter … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Physicians for Human Rights, Tayyip Erdogan, tear gas, Turkey
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