Year: 2022
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
World
December 15, 2022
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights…
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkey
December 15, 2022
Turkish prisons at 16 percent overcapacity: report
Turkish prisons are holding 49,518 more prisoners than their overall capacity, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the latest data from…
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication
Turkey
December 15, 2022
Book tells story of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication
A recently published book tells the story of teacher Halime Gülsu, who died in a Turkish prison in 2018 due to deprivation…
[VIDEO] Man detained after eggs are thrown at King Charles III and Camilla
World
December 8, 2022
[VIDEO] Man detained after eggs are thrown at King Charles III and Camilla
A protester was detained Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as…
CPJ to release annual report on journalists imprisoned globally
Media Freedom
December 8, 2022
CPJ to release annual report on journalists imprisoned globally
The census records journalists known to be in custody as of December 1, 2022, providing background information and demographic data…
Turkey: Security unit blacklists 20 journalists including Yunus Erdogdu
Media Freedom
September 20, 2022
Turkey: Security unit blacklists 20 journalists including Yunus Erdogdu
On September 5th, the Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) revealed that the General Directorate of Security (EGM) in Turkey had blacklisted…
[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports
Economy
July 22, 2022
[GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS] Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports
Beacon of hope’: Landmark Ukraine grain export deal signed in Turkey. The agreement was signed by Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov…
Ukraine hit with massive cyber attack
Ukraine
February 15, 2022
Ukraine hit with massive cyber attack
Ukrainian media has reported large-scale Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, military,…
NATO Allies send more ships, jets to enhance deterrence and defence in eastern Europe
World
January 25, 2022
NATO Allies send more ships, jets to enhance deterrence and defence in eastern Europe
NATO Allies are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to NATO deployments in eastern Europe,…
Senate Democrats, with White House backing, unveil Russia sanctions bill
World
January 13, 2022
Senate Democrats, with White House backing, unveil Russia sanctions bill
Senior Democratic senators on Wednesday will unveil a fresh package of sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin if he…