Amnesty International launches a global campaign for jailed journalists in Turkey
International human rights body, Amnesty International (AI), has launched a global campaign with the title of “A Prison of Silence: The Death of Journalism...
Critically ill cancer patient left in Turkey’s prison to die
The torture and ill-treatment in a mass scale in Turkey’s prisons and detention centers amid blatant abuse of pre-trial detentions for punishment of the...
Boğaziçi University rector cancels panel discussion over gov’t critic speaker
Mehmed Özkan, the controversially-appointed rector of Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University has cancelled a panel discussion that was set to host an outspoken government critic, Serra...
13 lawyers referred to court for arrest in Bursa
Thirteen of 19 previously detained lawyers were referred to court on Wednesday, with a Bursa prosecutor demanding their arrest over the use of a...
Jailed journalist Şık says AKP gov’t has embraced junta regime agenda
Imprisoned Cumhuriyet daily reporter Ahmet Şık said in a hearing on Wednesday that the government has embraced the agenda of a junta regime.
The trial...
Sweden Deeply Concerned About Rights Violations In Turkey
Swedish government on Wednesday expressed its deep concerns on backslide of human rights, rule of law and crackdown on the opposition and media in...
Prosecutor cites Twitter messages as terror evidence for critical journalists
In the most bizarre case ever seen in Turkey against 29 indicted journalists, Turkish prosecutor cited Tweets and Retweets amounting legitimate criticisms as evidence...
AKP politician: If we cannot win 50 pct, get ready for civil war
A ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) local branch representative said if the party cannot get the support of 50 percent of the people...
Dutch academics show solidarity with dismissed Turkish colleagues
With a recently released declaration signed by 122 academics, Amsterdam University’s academic staff have showed solidarity with dismissed academics in Turkey. “We, academics from...
‘Cinema for Peace’ urges Turkish gov’t to halt censorship, oppression in Berlinale
A group of filmmakers from Turkey, who came together in the 67th Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) in Berlin, Germany, has called Turkish government to...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
New report exposes systematic use of hate speech following Fethullah Gülen’s death to dehumanize...
STOCKHOLM—The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan's Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
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.
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Turkey’s Transnational Repression: Abuse of asset freezing mechanisms under the pretext of prevention of...
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government’s decisions to freeze assets based on the pretext of preventing the financing of terrorism have...