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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
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
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom, Taksim, Teargas, Turkey, Women's Rights
Tagged Ahmet Yildiz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Censorship, Conscientious Objection, Davut Naz, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Housing Rights, Human Rights, impunity, internet freedom, Journalists, Kurds, LGBTI Rights, Press Freedom, Syrian Refugees, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey, Violence against women, water cannon, Women's rights, Yezidi
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Dark Days Ahead: Thinking about Turkey’s Tear Gas Purchase
I have been going over a number in my head these past few days. 1.9 million. That, according to Amnesty International, is the number of tear gas canisters and gas grenades that Turkey has ordered from a South Korean manufacturer … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Erdogan, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Press Freedom, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty International, Berkin Elvan, Carsi, Erdogan, European Union, human rights watch, Nate Schenkkan, south korea, tear gas, Turkey, Zaman
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Amnesty International calls on South Korea: Stop tear gas shipments to Turkey!
Amnesty International has issued an urgent call to South Korea to “stop the planned shipment of massive amounts of tear gas to Turkey, where the security forces have frequently abused riot control equipment amid repression of peaceful protests.”
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Impunity
Tagged Amnesty International, excessive force, Police violence, south korea, tear gas, Turkey, turkish security forces
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Morning update on Amnesty and the Soma Mining Disaster
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:
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, excessive force, Istanbul, Mining Disaster, Soma, Taksim, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon
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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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Amnesty calls on Turkey: “Respect right to peaceful assembly” on May 1
In advance of annual May 1 demonstrations, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is talking tough again. “Give up your hope of Taksim,” he said. According to Turkish media, tens of thousands of police have been mobilized. In a public statement on … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Gezi Park, Taksim
Tagged Amnesty International, criminalization of dissent, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, taksim square, Tayyip Erdogan, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon
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The Trail of Impunity: Roboski and Okmeydani
The protests which have shaken Turkey in the aftermath of Berkin Elvan’s death at age fifteen have generated many shocking images. Grainy photographs from protests in Roboski/Qileban, however, struck a particular nerve with me because they highlight the extent to … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Kurds, Turkey
Tagged Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Kurds, Qileban, Roboski, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, Uludere
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Neither apology nor call for justice
Many observers wondered how Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would respond to the death of Berkin Elvan. Berkin Elvan was a fourteen year old boy who was struck in the head by a policeman’s tear gas canister last June. He … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, Istanbul, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tear gas, Turkey
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New blog on Berkin posted to Amnesty – USA’s main site
I posted a blog earlier today for the main Amnesty USA site today which gives background on Berkin Elvan and the protests since his death intended for a general audience. I write, in part: It is not simply that an … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged #BerkinElvan, #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, #BerkiniKimVurdu, Amnesty International, criminalization of dissent, Diren Gezi, excessive force, Gezi Park, Human Rights, impunity, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon
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AI Turkey Researcher Andrew Gardner blogs from Istanbul
Amnesty International’s researcher on Turkey has been in Istanbul monitoring events. This morning, Amnesty his blog. He writes: All the evidence suggests that Berkin died because of injuries he sustained last 16 June, when he was hit at close range … Continue reading
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Tagged #BerkinElvan, #BerkinElvanÖlümsüzdür, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Berkin Elvan, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, Erdogan, excessive force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, gas canisters, Gezi Park, impunity, Istanbul, Police violence, taksim square, tear gas, Turkey, water cannon
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