Turkey Journalists’ Union (TGS) protested in front of Çağlayan Courthouse against the continous arrest of journalists.
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TGS Protest in Istanbul for journalists in prison
Category: Turkey
IHD condemns ban of anti-war actions by governors
The Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch has issued a written statement on the ‘banning’ of anti-war actions in the cities of Istanbul and Kırklareli by the respective governors.
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IHD: Violation of Refugees’ Human Rights Is Unjustifiable
Collective Statement on the situation of refugees in Greece The signatories acknowledge the recent decision of the Greek Government to increase the level of deterrence at the borders to the maximum, to stop the registration of asylum applications for one month and to turn back to their country of origin or their country of transit anyone trying to enter into Greece illegally, following the Turkish authorities’ declaration to open its borders and to allow refugees to enter Greece.
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DFG: Repression against journalists continued in February
The Dicle-Firat Association of Journalists (Dicle Fırat Gazeteciler Derneği, DFG) has published its monthly report on repression against journalists in Turkey. The association protested against the arrests of journalists documenting events on the Greek-Turkish border.
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ECtHR Lawyer: Demirtaş and Kavala decision must be implemented
Former Editor in Chief lawyer of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Ümit Kılınç, stated that not implementing the decision on Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kava is a violation of the Article 18 of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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İHD Report on the “New Human Rights Action Plan”
Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Justice has been working on “A New Human Rights Action Plan” since 2018. The action plan was announced to the public by the Turkish Presidency within the scope of its second 100-day action plan. It was indicated that a new initiative was underway based on the “Action Plan for the Prevention of Violations of the European Convention on Human Rights” which was actually published in the Official Gazette of 1 March 2014. İHD should, however, underline that the action plan of 2014 was not enforced.
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Temizyüz: A strong opposition can defend the rights of prisoners
TUHAD-FED co-chair Mehmet Temizyüz said that the government thinks to have closed all the doors and left out social problems. Instead, he added, a strong opposition could open all doors.
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Amnesty International Report :Turkish occupation, its mercenaries crimes in Serekaniye, Gire Spi and Afrin
Amnesty International issued its annual report in which it highlighted the violations committed by the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries, during the military attack on northeastern Syria and their occupation of each of the cities of Afrin, Serekaniye / Ras al-Ain and Gire Spi / Tel Abyad.