EU Parliament investigation condemns Frontex’s failure to act on pushbacks
The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex has failed to protect the rights of people at EU borders, a fact-finding investigation by...
Turkey continues detaining Syrian refugees over ‘banana’ videos protesting discrimination
Turkish authorities are continuing to detain Syrian refugees who shared videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism...
54 active duty and former officers face detention warrants over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 54 former and active duty officers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, accused by the...
Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Turkish court again rules to keep businessman Kavala behind bars
An İstanbul court on Thursday decided once again to keep prominent businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars on a series...
Rights advocate decries terrorism charges against high school girls for associating with peers
A US-based human rights advocate has criticized Turkey’s trial of 41 defendants, 14 of whom are minors, accused of terrorism for engaging in routine...
Turkey orders detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, over alleged Gülen links in...
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 54 people, including 35 academics, due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, over the course of two...
Hundreds of thousands lost their jobs in Turkey-Syria earthquake: ILO
Hundreds of thousands of workers in Turkey and Syria have lost their livelihoods due to the earthquake, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it...
3 Syrian men killed in alleged hate crime in Turkey’s İzmir province: report
Three Syrian men were killed in an alleged hate crime in Turkey's İzmir province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Monday.
According...
Arrest warrant issued for Kurdish singer and activist Tunç for insulting former PM Yıldırım
An arrest warrant has been issued for famous Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç for insulting former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Twitter...
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