HDP’s jailed co-chair Demirtaş to appear before court for first time 399 days after...
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is set to appear in court on Thursday for the first time...
Turkish judge on European rights court acts as Erdoğan’s Trojan horse
The judge representing Turkey on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) dissents from majority opinions in cases whose applicants are political critics of Turkish President...
HRW, Amnesty International call on EU to put human rights at center of relations...
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have called on the European Union and its member states to ensure that human rights are placed...
Turkey removes 4 more Kurdish mayors, totaling 44 since local elections
Turkey’s interior ministry on Friday removed four mayors from the Kurdish opposition party, Turkish media reported, bringing the total number of suspended Kurdish mayors...
Former ECtHR judge: Identical uniforms for Turkey’s coup suspects against human rights
Former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge Rıza Türmen has said obligating all suspects in ongoing trials concerning a controversial coup attempt last...
Erdoğanist-Islamist scholars from Turkey announce their support for al-Qaradawi
Pro-Erdoğan political Islamist scholars from Turkey have released a joint written statement on Thursday to give support for the controversial chairman of the Qatar-based...
Journalist Gültaşlı highlights double standards of int’l press and rights bodies for jailed Turkish...
Ahead of the second anniversary of the seizure of the Zaman Media Group by a government led by autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
Bharara questions Putin’s role in Erdoğan regime’s ties to Flynn
Preet Bharara, the former US attorney who used to oversee the case of jailed Iranian-Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab, said the Russians, who had...
ITUC reiterates its call for boycott ILO meeting in İstanbul on October 2-5
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has reiterated its call for members to boycott International Labor Organization's (ILO) 10th European Regional Meeting in İstanbul in October...
Turkey detains hundreds in renewed anti-Gülenist frenzy after COVID outbreak
Turkish authorities on June 9 ordered the detention of hundreds of people, military and civilian alike, as part of a massive crackdown targeting the...
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