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Tag Archives: Turkish Judicial System
Turkey’s War on Its Intellectuals
Semih Idiz, commenting recently in AI Monitor noted that “the number of people charged, mostly under anti-terrorism legislation, for some ‘crime’ that has a political angle… almost matches the number of people in a similar situation under military rule in … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Academic Freedom, Fatih Hilmioglu, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Kemal Guruz, Mehmet Haberal, Mustafa Balbay, Semih Idiz, Turkish Judicial System
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Turkish Justice: Capital Punishment by Other Means?
Are Turkish authorities denying health care as a means of punishment? Sibel Utku Bilal highlights the cavalier treatment of prisoners’ health in Turkish prisons in her recent article for AI-Monitor. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, head of the Human Rights Foundation of … Continue reading
Posted in Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Balyoz, Ergenekon, General Ergin Saygun, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Sledgehammer, Turkish Judicial System, Turkish Prisons
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Still no Justice for Hrant
Hrant Dink, the chief editor of Agos, was gunned down outside his Istanbul office on January 19, 2007. Six years ago this day.
Posted in Amnesty International, Armenian, Freedom of Expression, Minorities, Press Freedom, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, hrant dink, Orhan Dink, Turkish Daily News, Turkish Judicial System
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