CoE: Imprisonment of journalists part of broader pattern of repression against dissent, criticism
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, has stated in an observation report on October 10, 2017, which was released today,...
European Parliament not to send observers to April 16 referendum in Turkey
The European Parliament said on Thursday that it will not send a delegation to observe an April 16 constitutional referendum in Turkey.
A press release...
Turkey urgently needs to demonstrate concrete progress on rule of law, fundamental freedoms:...
The European Union External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement issued on Saturday that a Turkish court’s decision to convict four human rights...
Kurdish leader Demirtaş sentenced to 2 years, 6 months’ imprisonment for ‘targeting’ public prosecutor
A court on Friday sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to two years, six months’ imprisonment for “targeting officials...
PACE urges Turkish Parliament not to adopt new restrictions on NGOs
Three Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs issued a statement on Monday saying they were deeply concerned about possible new restrictions...
Turkish court releases former deputy PM’s son-in-law arrested over Gülen links
Ekrem Yeter, the son-in-law of former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who was arrested by a court after his detention in Ankara on June...
Turkey ranks 155th in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index
Turkey, which has around 200 journalists jailed in its prisons, is ranked 155th among 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index released...
Engineer who drowned while fleeing Turkey was tortured in custody
Computer engineer Murat Zümre, who drowned in the Maritsa River while trying to flee to Greece, was tortured while he was in detention, a...
Turkey seeks extra time from ECtHR to submit action plan on landmark ruling
The Turkish government has requested extra time from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to submit an action plan requested by the court...
Turkey’s top court says no gov’t decrees can be issued on property rights
A recent decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court said government decrees including those issued during a state of emergency that seize people’s assets are against...
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