PAKURD Chairman Baran: I was exposed to heavy torture during detention
İbrahim Halil Baran, the chairman of Partiya Kurdistani (PAKURD), has said he was tortured during the 13 days he was in detention, the Grihat...
Abducted teacher in Turkey turns up in police detention after 42 days of torture...
A philosophy teacher who was abducted in Turkish capital on a broad daylight in April and reported missing by his wife turned up in...
SCF report on Malaysia exposes abductions by Erdoğan’s long arm in Asia
Turkey has adopted a new thuggish tactic in persecuting its critics and opponents abroad by orchestrating abductions, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial renditions in addition...
Ankara police assault group protesting in solidarity with hunger strike academics, detain over 20
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police, who detained at least 20 protestors on Friday night, used excessive force against a group...
Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on Turkey’s government to execute Gülen followers
Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...
EP displays solidarity with educators on hunger strike in Ankara
President of the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats Group Gianni Pittella on Friday paid a visit to Turkish academic Nuriye Gülmen and elementary school...
Amnesty and HRW say Malaysia’s extradition puts three Turkish men at risk of torture
International human rights organizations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have revealed statements over the extradition of three Turkish nationals allegedly affiliated...
Four detained over solidarity with Turkish hunger strikers protesting purge
At least 4 people detained after police intervened into a group, gathered in solidarity with Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two educators who have...
Freedom from Torture: Media coverage of tortured detainees condoned to silence dissidents in Turkey
Media coverage of detainees with signs of beatings indicate that torture and ill-treatment are officially being condoned to silence and prevent dissent, a recent...
Malaysia turned over Erdoğan’s critics to Turkey where they will be tortured
Ignoring human rights organization’s plea to not turn three Turkish nationals over to Turkey where they will be subjected to torture and abuse, Malaysian...
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