Tag Archives: Human Rights
How Recep Tayyip Erdogan Made Turkey Authoritarian Again – The Atlantic
It wasn’t so long ago that the Turkish leader was seen as a model democrat in the Islamic world. What happened?
Source: How Recep Tayyip Erdogan Made Turkey Authoritarian Again – The Atlantic
Turkey: Media purge threatens freedom of expression | Amnesty International
As the sweeping crackdown in Turkey following a failed coup continues, Amnesty International fears that purges are being extended to censor media houses and journalists, including those critical of government policy.
Source: Turkey: Media purge threatens freedom of expression | Amnesty International
Turkey: State of emergency must not roll back human rights | Amnesty International
President Erdogan’s announcement of the imposition of a state of emergency must not pave the way for a roll-back in human rights or be used as a pretext to further clamp down on freedom of expression and protections against arbitrary detention and torture, said Amnesty International today.
Source: Turkey: State of emergency must not roll back human rights | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Protesters Threatened by Turkish Security in Washington | Amnesty International USA
Today a delegation of Amnesty International USA staff and volunteers protested human rights abuses in Turkey in front of the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC where Turkish President Recep Tayyi
