ECtHR president cites insufficient resources as reason for jailed journalists’ cases still pending at...
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) President Róbert Ragnar Spanó has given the court’s insufficient resources as the reason that the applications from two...
Turkish woman says police damaged property, frightened their children during house raid
A women identified only as Semiha tweeted on Tuesday night that police had raided her home to detain her husband, damaging their personal belongings...
Former convict says sick inmates left to die in Van F-type prison
Çetin Çiftçi, a 55-year-old former inmate who was released on January 19, said in an interview that inmates in southeastern Turkey's Van F-type prison...
Minority and Refugee Rights in Turkey: 2021 in Review
Minorities and refugees in Turkey continued to suffer from rights violations, hate speech and attacks throughout the year. President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his...
Detainees subjected to torture in Ankara police custody: report
People who were detained due to alleged links to the Gülen movement were subjected to torture at a police detention center in Ankara, the TR724...
Turkish lawyer prosecuted for insulting Turkish president on social media
Turkish authorities have pressed charges against lawyer Efkan Bolaç for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Bianet news website reported.
Bolaç...
80-year-old critically ill inmate complains of lack of proper healthcare in prison
Gürbüz Dönmez, an 80-year-old inmate suffering from prostate cancer, said in a letter to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that he...
ECtHR orders Turkey to pay damages to German-Turkish reporter
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay damages in excess of 12,300 euros ($14,000) to a German-Turkish journalist, ruling...
Turkish courts handed down 80 years in prison to 36 journalists in 2021
Journalists in Turkey made 475 court appearances in 2021, with the courts handing down a total of 80 years in prison to 36 of...
Turkish authorities take legal action against IHD and association chair Öztürk Türkdoğan
Turkish authorities have taken legal action against the Human Rights Association (IHD), an NGO monitoring human rights violations in Turkey since 1986, and its...
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