Tag Archives: Taksim

Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues

Posted on February 24, 2015 by heissenstat

At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below I’ll try to outline the main issues that Amnesty … Continue reading →

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Big stuff coming up

Posted on June 6, 2014 by heissenstat

Some very important issues related to Turkish human rights coming up next week. We’ll do our best to keep the blog up to date with current information:

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Ali Ismail Korkmaz, one year on

Posted on June 3, 2014 by heissenstat

Remembering #AliİsmailKorkmaz who was beaten to death by police in #Turkey last year. pic.twitter.com/s6xgsJQQQk — Murat Çekiç (@muratcekic) June 3, 2014 A year ago today, Ali Ismail Korkmaz was beaten to death by police. From the start, Turkish authorities seemed … Continue reading →

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Morning update on Amnesty and the Soma Mining Disaster

Posted on May 15, 2014 by heissenstat

The man doing the kicking is the adviser to the Turkish PM http://t.co/5Z3oVBcXir pic.twitter.com/5CkuKfIebw — The Independent (@Independent) May 15, 2014 A very brief update on Amnesty’s response to the Soma Mining Disaster this morning:

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May 1, 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by heissenstat

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 →

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Human Rights Watch: Justice for Berkin

Posted on March 11, 2014 by heissenstat

Emma Sinclair-Webb of Human Rights Watch, writes on the death of Berkin Elvan: Fifteen-year-old Berkin Elvan has died after 269 days in a coma. The Istanbul schoolboy incurred a head injury that doctors say was most likely inflicted by police … Continue reading →

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Berkin Elvan, 1999 – 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by heissenstat

I awoke this morning to the sad news that Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since he was struck in the head by a police officer’s tear gas canister during the Gezi Protests, passed away last night. I … Continue reading →

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Justice for Berkin

Posted on March 10, 2014 by heissenstat

Berkin Elvan was not a looter. He was not even a protestor. He was – and continues to be – a victim. Fourteen years old at the time, Berkin went out to get bread for his family during the Gezi … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day in Turkey

Posted on March 8, 2014 by heissenstat

I was planning to write a short blog today, noting that today, March 8, is International Women’s Day and perhaps drawing the readers attention to the on-going issue of violence against women in Turkey and Bill Jones’ recent blog on … Continue reading →

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For Hakan, an outpouring of support

Posted on March 7, 2014 by heissenstat

As I wrote in December, Hakan Yaman was in the wrong place at the wrong time. For this, he was beaten so badly by police that his skull partially collapsed. An officer then gouged out one of Yaman’s eyes (he … Continue reading →

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