Armenians leaving church in İstanbul stoned, threatened with death
Armenians who were leaving Narlı Kapı Church in İstanbul on Sunday were stoned by a group of children who chanted “death to you,” the...
Parliament’s Human Rights Committee failing to do its job, says opposition MP
Human rights defender and deputy from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has asked in a parliamentary question why the Turkish Parliament's...
Turkish court rules for continuation of journalist Mehmet Baransu’s imprisonment
A Turkish court ruled on Friday for the continuation of former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu's imprisonment after three days of hearings and also...
CoE Commissioner Mijatović publishes comments on infringement proceedings before ECtHR in Kavala case
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Thursday published her comments on the infringement proceedings before the European Court of...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 315 more military personnel over alleged Gülen links
The Turkish government issued detention warrants for 315 military officers across Turkey on Friday as part of a massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Top court annuls aggravated life sentence given to ex-media executive, 3 others
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed aggravated life sentences handed down to four people including a former media executive on conviction of attempting...
Turkish court decides imprisonment of hunger striking educators Gülmen and Özakça to continue
Ankara 19th High Penal Court has decided for the continuation of imprisonment of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who have been on a...
State of emergency commission suspended justice for purge victims for years: opposition deputy
A commission set up to adjudicate complaints from individuals who were adversely affected by government decree-laws during a two-year state of emergency (OHAL) declared...
Turkish opposition İYİ Party’s Akşener calls for Demirtaş’s release
İYİ Party presidential candidate Meral Akşener on Tuesday called for the release from prison of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) former leader Selahattin Demirtaş, during...
Turkish thug attacks demonstration for jailed 668 children in Germany’s Nuremberg
A Turkish thug has attacked a demonstration in Germany’s Nuremberg, held in solidarity with the children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey.
In a...
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