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Turkey: Istanbul court accepts absurd new indictment against Osman Kavala

Following the acceptance of a new indictment by the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No.36 against civil society leader Osman Kavala,...

Turkey: Convictions of human rights defenders in the Büyükada case

The verdict On 3 July 2020 the first instance court issued its verdict on the Büyükada case. It convicted Taner...

Turkey: Court deals crushing blow for human rights and for justice as four activists convicted

Following a majority court ruling to convict Taner Kılıç for ‘membership of the Fethullah Gülen terrorist organization’ and to convict...

Turkey: Stifling free expression during the COVID-19 pandemic

This virus won’t kill me; what will kill me is your system. Lorry driver Malik Yılmaz Corona virus is devastating...

Countdown to justice in Turkey

On 3 July 2020 – three years after they were first detained – 11 human rights activists will hear a...

Syria: Moscow summit must prioritize ending renewed attacks on civilians in Idlib

Ahead of a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Moscow tomorrow (Thursday 5...

Turkey/EU: Refugees must not pay the price in political game

Following reports that Turkey is allowing asylum-seekers to depart its territory and attempt to enter the European Union particularly Greece...

Turkey: Re-arrest of Osman Kavala smacks of calculated cruelty

The decision to detain Osman Kavala on new charges merely hours after a court ordered his release must be immediately...

Turkey: Osman Kavala release must herald an end to the crackdown on civil society

Following the acquittal of Osman Kavala and eight other defendants in the so-called ‘Gezi trial’, Amnesty International’s Turkey Campaigner, Milena...

Turkey: Human rights activists face up to 15 years in jail as verdict expected in baseless trial

Eyes of the world on Istanbul as verdict expected after two-and-a-half years Celebrities and politicians join two million people to...

Turkey: Release Osman Kavala and 15 others from prison and drop spurious charges

Amnesty spokespeople in court and available for interview Ahead of tomorrow’s third hearing in the trial of civil society leader...

Turkey: Prosecution call for jail term of up to 15 years for six human rights defenders, including Amnesty’s honorary chair and former director, defies logic

Following a request by the State Prosecutor for the conviction of Amnesty Turkey’s honorary chair, Taner Kılıç, former director İdil...

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