Academics for Peace signatories struggling to find steady jobs: report
A report published by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) on Friday revealed that signatories of the Academics for Peace (BAK) declaration of Jan....
Chronically ill rights advocate sent back to prison after hospital treatment
Hatice Onaran, a disabled human rights defender undergoing cancer treatment, was sent back to prison twice after being hospitalized on two consecutive days, despite...
Executives of Turkey’s top business association detained over their criticism of government
The chairman of Turkey’s leading business association and the head of its advisory council were detained on Wednesday on accusations of “spreading misleading information”...
Jailed Turkish journalist indicted for allegedly threatening President Erdoğan
Well-known Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı, who has been in pretrial detention since June 22, has been indicted on charges of threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a...
Boy’s health worsens since his mother was arrested a year ago
The health of a 9-year-old autistic child has deteriorated significantly over the past year since both his parents are in prison over their alleged...
Sweden has met Turkey’s demands for NATO membership bid with new terror law: PM
Sweden has met Turkey’s demands for its NATO membership bid with a tougher counterterrorism law that enters into force on Thursday, the Swedish Prime...
Turkey’s top appeals court rejects pro-Kurdish party’s name change request
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has refused to a give a green light to the name change request of a pro-Kurdish party on the...
Opposition MP raises alarm over alleged mistreatment of women detainees
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a parliamentary member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and a human rights advocate, has raised concerns...
Facebook bans pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency’s account
Facebook has banned the verified account of the pro-Kurdish rights Mezopotamya news agency (MA), which had 100,000 followers, the Bianet news web site reported...
Turkish police detain 97 people in university protest over preacher’s views on child marriage
Turkish police detained 97 people on Tuesday during student-led demonstrations at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University protesting a campus event featuring a controversial Islamic preacher known...
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