COVID-19
Covid-19 Spreading Fast in Turkey’s Prisons, Rights Defenders Warn
Turkey
May 11, 2020
Covid-19 Spreading Fast in Turkey’s Prisons, Rights Defenders Warn
Two separate reports by rights defenders and lawyers say that Covid-19 is spreading in prisons across the country and call…
Parliamentary security committee leaders recall 2017 death of OSCE monitor in Ukraine, lament restrictions on monitors’ movement
Ukraine
April 23, 2020
Parliamentary security committee leaders recall 2017 death of OSCE monitor in Ukraine, lament restrictions on monitors’ movement
On the somber occasion of the third anniversary of the death of a member of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission…
We need to protect Ukrainians from the coronavirus epidemic during Easter – President
Ukraine
April 3, 2020
We need to protect Ukrainians from the coronavirus epidemic during Easter – President
Additional measures to protect Ukrainians during the Easter holidays were discussed at a daily conference call chaired by President of…
President had a conference call with the regions
Ukraine
March 26, 2020
President had a conference call with the regions
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conference call with heads of regional state administrations and mayors of the regional…
Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims
Member of the Turkish parliament and human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Tuesday claimed that a 70-year-old inmate in…
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor
Some 1.3 million Istanbul residents are still using public transportation despite an 83 percent decline in ridership due to measures…
Poll: 4 out of 10 Turks have not taken precautions against COVID-19
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Poll: 4 out of 10 Turks have not taken precautions against COVID-19
A public survey conducted by the Gezici polling company shows four in 10 participants confirmed not having taken any personal…
Turkey must protect all prisoners from coronavirus – Human Rights Watch
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March 24, 2020
Turkey must protect all prisoners from coronavirus – Human Rights Watch
The novel coronavirus poses a huge threat to inmates and staff in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons and the government should expand…
Turkey shuts down historic İstanbul bazaar amid coronavirus outbreak
World
March 24, 2020
Turkey shuts down historic İstanbul bazaar amid coronavirus outbreak
İstanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar has been closed as part of efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the…
EP rapporteur calls on Turkey to release journalists, lawyers, activists with coronavirus bill
World
March 24, 2020
EP rapporteur calls on Turkey to release journalists, lawyers, activists with coronavirus bill
The European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sanchez Amor, has called on the Turkish government to release hundreds of imprisoned journalists,…