Brussels protestors demand release of end-stage cancer patient, sick prisoners in Turkey
Dozens of human rights activists and a Belgian senator gathered in Brussels’ Luxembourg Square on Saturday to protest the imprisonment of Ayşe Özdoğan, a...
Turkey’s new terrorism financing law is used to criminalize activities of human rights groups,...
Turkey's new terrorism financing law, which entered into force on December 31, 2020, has been used to criminalize the activities of many civil society...
10 ambassadors who called for Kavala’s release not invited to event at presidency: report
Turkish officials did not invite 10 Western ambassadors whose call for the release of a jailed businessman brought their countries to the brink of...
Reactions mount as critical media outlets not allowed to cover Republic Day ceremony
Reporters from the Cumhuriyet daily, Fox TV and the ANKA news agency, all critical of the Turkish government, were reportedly prevented from covering the...
Women’s rights activists demand reinstatement of Istanbul Convention after 2 more femicides
Two women were murdered by their partners on Thursday, causing an outcry among women's rights activists, who demanded reinstatement of the Istanbul Convention, an...
Turkey issued detention warrants for 63 people over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkish authorities have over the past week ordered the detention of 63 people including lawyers, teachers, retired military personnel and former police officers due...
Asylum applications in Turkey dropped by 44.5 percent in 2020: OECD report
An annual report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on migration flows to its member countries has revealed that the number...
Shop owner detained for ‘Kurdistan’ remark to opposition leader in SE Turkey
A shop owner has been taken into custody for using the word “Kurdistan” to describe the region he lives in during an exchange with...
Inmate with cancer sent back to prison only a week after major surgery
Hakan Kanat, 40, an inmate who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three weeks ago, was sent back to prison only a week after major...
Female opposition MPs submit parliamentary question about woman inmate allegedly beaten and sexually harassed...
Twenty-two female deputies from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) asked in a parliamentary question posed to Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül if an investigation...
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Throughout the year human rights organizations...
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