[Interview] Ruth Ben-Ghiat: ‘Any society can be susceptible to strongman figures if it’s the...
American historian and political commentator Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that any society can be susceptible...
[Interview] Turkey is the worst of the worst when it comes to transnational repression:...
Transnational repression expert Dr. Edward Lemon said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that Turkey was one of the countries that...
[Interview] Dr. Dana Moss calls on the UN to appoint a special rapporteur on...
Dr. Dana Moss, who developed the term ’’transnational repression,” in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom called on the United Nations to...
[Interview] Turkish pushback victim says he was beaten in front of his 5-year-old son...
Former learning consultant S.E., 36, was pushed back across the Turkish border from Greece along with his wife and 5-year-old son as they were...
[Interview] Economic downturns have a great impact on the rise of hate speech, INACH...
Chairman of the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH) Philippe Schmidt said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that in countries...
[Interview] Democracy merely a dream in Turkey since the 2013 Gezi protests, says graphic...
Italian graphic artist Gianluca Costantini said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that democracy in Turkey had been only a dream...
[Interview] Documenting human rights violations is very important for bringing accountability and change, ICTJ...
Executive director of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Fernando Travesí said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that it...
[Interview] Index on Censorship will continue to monitor government suppression of the media in...
Author and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that the jailing of journalists in Turkey is worrying...
[Interview] Turkey cannot be considered a safe country for migrants and asylum seekers, says...
Member of the European Parliament Tineke Strik said in an interview with the Stockholm Center for Freedom that Turkey cannot be considered a safe...
[Interview] Beaten, abused and threatened with harm to his family, Turkish teacher recounts harrowing...
"I was beaten, sexually abused and threatened with harm to my wife and child while in police custody," said Ahmet, a former teacher detained...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
In recent years...