Turkish women’s rights activists say sexual and physical abuse perpetrators are granted impunity
Women’s rights activists in Turkey have said perpetrators of gender-based violence, femicide and sexual abuse are granted impunity thanks to reduced prison sentences, the...
United Nations: The new social media bill will further undermine the right of people...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell in a press statement on Tuesday expressed concern over the moves by the...
4 men accused of sexual assault released by court despite forensic evidence supporting allegations
A Turkish court released four men accused of sexually assaulting a woman despite forensic evidence strongly supporting the allegations, once again raising concerns that...
CPJ: Turkey should release journalist Erkan Akkuş immediately and cease jailing members of the...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a news alert issued Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to “release journalist Erkan Akkuş immediately and cease...
Turkish court blocks access to 17 tweets on gendarmerie commander’s alleged criminal ties
An Ankara court has blocked access to 17 tweets in which Turkish Gendarmerie General Commander Arif Çetin was criticized for meeting with individuals associated...
Police chief nicknamed ‘Angel of Death’ who ran torture sites in Turkey unmasked in...
A Turkish police chief with the self-proclaimed nickname of Azrael, or the Angel of Death, oversaw two unofficial torture sites with nearly 2,000 people...
Top court says Turkish judiciary made best efforts to investigate Khashoggi murder
Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which has announced its reasoned opinion for rejecting an application filed by the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said...
Child worker accounts reveal plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
The personal accounts of child workers who work 12 hours a day for a fraction of the minimum wage while having to endure social...
İstanbul bar files complaint against judge who refused to release jailed MP
The İstanbul Bar Association has filed a complaint against the judge of a high criminal court who refused to release a jailed opposition lawmaker from prison...
Inmate dies of COVID-19 after denied treatment for days
Hüseyin Özen, who had previously been self-medicating for a cold, died of COVID-19 on November 14 after spending 15 days in intensive care, Bold...
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