SCF report on the Netherlands decodes Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Turkey has escalated its witch hunt persecution on critics to abroad using government institutions, quasi-official parallel structures and front NGOs, a report released by Stockholm...
Pakistani human rights lawyer: We will go down to root of official lies in...
Asma Jilani Jahangir, renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the lawyer...
Turkish government’s long arm failed to abduct Gülen-affiliated teacher in Moldova
Turgay Şen, the general director of the Orizont High School in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, has claimed asylum in the country in order to escape...
ECtHR questions Azerbaijani gov’t on illegal deportation of Turkish teacher over Gülen links
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has questioned the Azerbaijani government over the illegal deportation of Turkish national Taci Şentürk at the request of...
Turkey’s massive witch-hunt targeting Erdoğan opponents reached South Korea, judicial document reveals: report
Turkey’s massive witch-hunt against critics of its Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was expanded to East Asia, and Turkish nationals living in South Korea...
In Kenya, mystery and silence over Gülen abduction
How did a foreign citizen disappear from Kenya’s police headquarters and end up under arrest in Turkey, despite a court order banning his extradition?
A...
Erdoğan critics profiled by Turkish Embassy in Colombia, document reveals
Critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who had been profiled by the Turkish Embassy in Bogotá were included in a terrorism probe based on...
Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison
Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...
US State Department human rights report cites Albania’s closure of Gülen-linked schools
The US State Department included Albania’s decision to close two schools allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Turkey, in...
Racist attacks by ultranationalist Turks in Belgium leave several Kurds seriously injured
A large group of ultranationalist Turks launched a racist attack on Kurdish families returning to their homes in the Belgian towns of Houthalen-Helchteren and...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children from...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
STOCKHOLM—The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today published its latest report, “Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech...
Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report, “Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft,” a...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report "Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review," which highlights the most important developments...
Hate speech and hate crimes against Syrian refugees in Turkey
This report focuses on the inflammatory rhetoric and illegal acts motivated by prejudice faced by refugees who fled the civil war in Syria to...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
In recent years...