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Tag Archives: protests
New strategies of protest and old tactics of repression
In my “day job,” I am a historian, specializing in Modern Turkey, and so I can say with some confidence that the protests of the past three weeks are unprecedented in Turkish history. As some observers have noted, these protests … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Cihan Kirmizigul, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, peaceful protestors, protests, Taksim, Turkey
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Amnesty video highlights on-going nature of crisis
Amnesty International has created a short video in English in which Amnesty International Researcher, Andrew Gardner, explains the on-going crisis in Turkey. The video highlights both the nature of the crisis, in which excessive force by police “has reached new … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Gezi Park, Human Rights, protests, Turkey, Video
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A report from the Amnesty office in Istanbul
Our office in Istanbul writes that last night they hosted dozens of injured protesters in their office. It was a sleepless night and the air stank of tear gas. Twenty volunteer doctors worked in Amnesty’s Istanbul office, which effectively served … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Doctors, emergency care unit, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, Istanbul, Lawyers, protests, volunteer doctors, Volunteers
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Abuses against protestors in Turkey: Amnesty calls for Urgent Action [Updated]
With tens of thousands of protestors crossing by foot across the bridge connecting the Asian and European sides of the city it is clear that the protests in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey are intensifying. News reports indicate that “police … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdogan, protests, taksim square, Turkey, Urgent Action
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Gezi Park goes global
It has been a long hard night in Istanbul and we still know little about the exact scale of the protests (though, by all accounts, they were massive) or the exact extent of police abuses (though there is little question … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Gezi Park, Istanbul, protests, Turkey
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More disturbing Images from Istanbul
It has become a grim pattern. Peaceful protests confronted by legions of police. The use of water cannons or, as was the case yesterday, tear gas. Allegations of excessive force, which are almost never investigated. According to media sources, security … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Gezi Park, impunity, Istanbul, May Day, peaceful protests, pepper spray, protests, renovation plan, Sirri Sureyya Onder, Turkey
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On METU Protests, Amnesty Demands an Investigation (updated)
The normally quiet campus of Middle East Technical University was turned into a warzone earlier this week. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the campus was met by several hundred student protesters, carrying signs and shouting slogans. They, … Continue reading