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Turkey: Court decision to keep Amnesty Chair in jail flies in the face of reason

Responding to today’s decision by the Istanbul Court to continue the pre-trial detention of Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair, Taner Kılıç,...

Turkey: Global figures join call to “end gross injustice” as trial of Amnesty Chair and Director and other rights activists resumes

Edward Snowden, Catherine Deneuve, Sting, Ai Weiwei, Angélique Kidjo, Anish Kapoor, Francois Morel and MPs sign open letter More than...

Amnesty Turkey Chair kept in jail

Following a decision by an Izmir court not to release human rights defender, Taner Kılıç, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary...

Turkey: Court releases human rights defenders including Amnesty International’s Turkey Director

Campaigners vow to continue fight to free Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Following a decision by a court in Istanbul to...

Eyes of the world on Turkey as “show trial” of human rights activists begins

Trumped up terror charges against the Istanbul 10 exposed Forensic analysis shows Amnesty Chair did not download Bylock Spokespeople available...

EU: Leaders must press Turkey on human rights

European Parliament President calls for release of Amnesty Turkey Director Spokespeople available Ahead of the 19-20 October European Council meeting,...

Turkey: Dismay as “fantastical allegations” accepted by court

Baseless allegations against 11 human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director and chair, should have been rejected in their...

Celebrities join call on Turkey to release human rights defenders, still in jail after 100 days

Stars of stage and screen have added their voices to the global demand for the immediate and unconditional release of...

Turkey: Charges filed against jailed Amnesty staff and rights defenders must be rejected

· Taner Kiliç added to indictment of Istanbul 10 · Charges against the 10 increased to include “membership of a...

Turkey: Release of seven Cumhuriyet journalists small victory as their colleagues continue to languish in jail

In response to the court’s ruling earlier this evening to conditionally release seven of the 12 imprisoned Cumhuriyet staff...

UK/TURKEY: BORIS JOHNSON CALLS FOR RELEASE OF JAILED ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING AMNESTY DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

‘The global outcry over Turkey’s human rights crackdown is growing louder by the day’ – Kate Allen Amnesty International...

Turkey: Foreign Minister’s baseless allegations threaten entire human rights movement

Responding to statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu at a press conference following his meeting with High Representative...

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