Felicity Webb, an Amnesty International activist from the UK, has written a letter of solidarity to journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who is among the dozens of journalists arrested in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in July 2016. In her letter Webb wrote Ayşenur she was dismayed and saddened to hear about her […]
A total of 884 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany throughout June while this number rose to 1,172, according to the country’s Interior Ministry, Deutsche Welle reported. In the first six months of 2018, a total of 4,329 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany. The number of applicants was 3,206 in the same
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The Mongolian Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a statement on the abduction of a Turkish national in the country earlier the same day, underlining such an unacceptable act would be “a violation of Mongolia’s sovereignty and independence” and that Mongolia would strongly object to it. Early on Friday morning Veysel Akçay, the general director of
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President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will impose sanctions on Turkey if American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was put under house arrest after two years in pre-trial detention on Wednesday, is not fully released “immediately.” “The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson, a
The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) has called on the Ukrainian government to take urgent action to protect Ukraine-based Turkish journalist Yunus Erdoğdu, who reportedly fears for his safety after the abduction of other Turkish nationals and the publication in the local media of a list bearing the names of Turks to be
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The recent deportation of Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan from Ukraine has raised concern over freedom of expression, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said in a statement Thursday. “Journalists should not be prosecuted for expressing their opinions and it is of concern that a critical journalist was extradited to Turkey. I ask
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Turkey’s human rights organizations have said almost 6,000 people were subjected to torture or mistreatment in the country in 2017, the T24 news website reported on Wednesday. The Diyarbakır branches of the Human Rights Association (İHD) and Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) held a press conference along with the Diyarbakır Medical Chamber and Diyarbakır Bar
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Two European parliamentarians has been barred from entering Turkey ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. The bans for the two parliamentarians from Germany and Sweden, European countries that are home to large ethnic Turkish communities, are fueling concerns among rights activists that voting irregularities will go unchecked. According to a report by Deutsche
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The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman, according to the Swissinfo news website. Diplomatic immunity reportedly does not apply to the men, who are also accused of espionage. The office confirmed on Monday that they will arrest the
“Please know that we love you, think of you, and do our best to make sure the world knows you. You are not alone. Don’t let darkness steal away all light from you. I pray and hope that your light overcomes,” said a letter penned by Marina Nemat, a Canadian rights activist, writer and the chair
