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Tag Archives: Security
Historic torture verdict confirmed by Appeal Court
This week, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a landmark decision against eleven Turkish officials in the case of Engin Çeber, who was tortured to death while in custody in 2008. [See here for a video Amnesty produced to highlight … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Engin Ceber, Gezi, impunity, Security, Turkey, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals
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Prime Minister Erdogan gives green light for police intervention
AKP rally in Ankara’s Sincan district was entitled as “Respect for the National Will.” Photo by Hurriyet News Photo by Amnesty International In the latest Amnesty’s short video blog, the Amnesty Turkey researcher, Andrew Gardner, reported from Gezi Park today … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdogan, Security, Taksim, taksim square, Turkey, turkish security forces
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Amnesty welcomes the Meeting between the Representatives of the Protesters and Prime Minister Erdogan
Tolga Bozoglu/European Pressphoto Agency The Turkish government’s mixed signals regarding its response to the wide spread protests in Turkey continues. On the one hand, Prime Minister Erdogan rebuffed Members of European Parliaments’ (MEPs) calls to end the excessive use of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdogan, Security, Taksim, taksim square, Turkey, turkish security forces
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Turkey must end abusive use of force
Amnesty International has issued an updated statement today, again calling for Turkish authorities to end abusive use of force by police against protesters. In the statement, Amnesty highlights that the crisis is on-going: The number of activists injured across Turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, gas canisters, Gezi Park, Injuries, John Dalhuisen, police repression, Security, Turkey, water cannon
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