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Turkey: “When I am released I want to carry on” says jailed Amnesty Chair

Amnesty Secretary General meets Taner Kılıç in jail for first time Trial resumes in Istanbul on 21 June Amnesty Secretary...

Turkey: Case against Amnesty Chair must be dismissed after long-awaited police report finds no evidence of wrongdoing

• Police report finds nothing to suggest Taner Kılıç ever had the controversial ByLock app on his phone • Trial...

Turkey: One year since the imprisonment of Taner Kılıç, demands for his release will not be silenced

Despite the government’s cynical crackdown on human rights, activists for justice and freedom will not be silenced, Amnesty International said...

Turkey: Banned Pride march must be allowed to take place in peace

Ahead of tomorrow’s planned student Pride march at the Middle East Technical University – cancelled by the university’s rector under...

World Press Freedom Day – Turkey: “For journalists, Turkey has become a dungeon”

Journalists in Turkey speak about the climate of fear on global day of action for World Press Freedom Day...

Turkey: Government crackdown suffocating civil society through deliberate climate of fear

A sustained and escalating crackdown curtailed the vital work of human rights defenders in Turkey and left swathes of society...

Turkey: Thousands of Afghans swept up in ruthless deportation drive

At least 2,000 Afghans who fled to Turkey to escape conflict and the worst excesses of the Taliban are in...

Turkey: Global stunts and vigils mark 300 days behind bars for Amnesty chair

Letter from Taner Kılıç says solidarity actions “have lifted my spirits” Photographs and spokespeople available Ahead of today’s international day...

Turkey: European Court decision gives hope for thousands arbitrarily detained

Following long-awaited landmark rulings today by the European Court of Human Rights which found that journalist Mehmet Altan and columnist...

Turkey: Release of Cumhuriyet journalists “provides glimmer of hope”

Following a court ruling today that Cumhuriyet’s editor in chief, Murat Sabuncu, and prominent journalist, Ahmet Şık, should be released...

Turkey: Re-arrest of Amnesty chair devastates family, disgraces justice

The decision to renew the detention of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair mere hours after a court ordered his release must...

Turkey: More than a million people demand freedom for Amnesty chair as trial resumes

More than one million people from 194 countries have demanded the release of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair, Taner Kılıç and...

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