UN’s Guterres vows ‘active advocacy’ for refugees facing refoulement after Turks deported from Kenya
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) commitment to advocating against the forced return of refugees, in comments...
Famous Kurdish poet sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan
A local court has sentenced famous Kurdish poet, writer and journalist Yılmaz Odabaşı to nearly a year in prison on conviction of insulting Turkish...
Arrest of 9 protesting Kurdish journalists’ death in Turkish drone strike sparks outrage
Journalist unions and bar associations in Turkey have condemned the detention and arrest of nine people, including six members of the press, who protested...
Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to Kurdish folk singer for terrorist propaganda
The İstanbul 27th High Criminal Court sentenced Kurdish folk singer Veysi Ermiş to 18 months in prison for "terrorist propaganda" for using worlds like...
Journalist detained in Turkey over social media post for the 14th time
Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü was briefly detained on Sunday over a post on X, marking the 14th time he has been taken into custody,...
New report sheds light on algorithm used to persecute alleged members of Gülen movement...
More than 13,000 Turkish military personnel have been dismissed since July 2016 on the basis of an algorithm used by the authorities to assess...
Justice remains elusive 18 years after murder of journalist Hrant Dink: RSF
Erol Önderoğlu, Turkey representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the lack of full accountability for the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink,...
Ailing 83-year-old prisoner, not released despite serious health problems, put in intensive care
Mehmet Emin Özkan, an 83-year-old inmate who was not released by authorities despite suffering from severe health problems, was hospitalized on Tuesday night after...
Wife says CoE inaction over Kavala case undermines ECtHR’s credibility
Professor Ayşe Buğra, the wife of jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala, has criticized the Council of Europe (CoE) for its inaction in...
Ministry challenges top court stay on regulation banning recordings at protests
Turkey’s Interior Ministry and Security General Directorate have challenged a recent decision by the country’s top administrative court, which ruled for a stay of...
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