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Türkiye: Human rights advocate Nimet Tanrikulu detained on baseless charges

On November 26, police detained Nimet Tanrıkulu, a well-known human rights advocate, from her home in Istanbul. After a brief...

Turkey: End protest ban on Galatasaray square

Saturday Mothers/People, a group of relatives of victims of enforced disappearances and other human rights defenders are prevented from exercising...

Türkiye: Justice prevails as four human rights defenders finally acquitted

A court has decided to overturn baseless convictions of Amnesty International Türkiye’s Honorary Chair and three other human rights defenders....

TÜRKİYE: Free Prof Şebnem Korur Fİncanci

Download a copy of the 92/22 below The Head of the Turkish Medical Association, Prof Şebnem Korur Fincancı has been...

Iran/Turkey: Fleeing Afghans unlawfully returned after coming under fire at borders

Iranian and Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back Afghans who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety, including...

TURKEY: Pride March Dispersed With Excessive Force

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 52/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW Police violently broke up the student-organized Pride march on 10 June...

Turkey: Amnesty names Osman Kavala and Gezi Park defendants as prisoners of conscience

Seven people who were imprisoned in Turkey on trumped-up charges have been named prisoners of conscience (POCs) by Amnesty International...

Turkey: Welcome acquittal of all Pride participants ‘a victory that should never have been necessary’

Responding to the decision of Ankara Criminal Court of First Instance to acquit 18 students and an academic who were...

Turkey: Women across the world demand reversal of decision to quit gender-based violence treaty

Actions planned across the globe as Joe Biden and other leaders condemn Turkey’s plan to leave Istanbul Convention Women around...

Turkey: Targeting of LGBTI people to justify quitting convention on combating violence against women is dangerous

Responding to a statement by the Turkish government justifying their proposal to pull out of a convention to combat and...

Turkey: Failure to free Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş makes mockery of Erdogan’s “Human Rights Action Plan”

Responding to the calls by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on the Turkish government to implement binding European Court...

Turkey: Students facing three-years in jail for celebrating Pride must be acquitted

Leading human rights organizations have come together to demand the acquittal of 19 human rights defenders for their participation in...

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