human rights
Lawyers denied access to previously missing Gülen followers now in police custody
Turkey
August 1, 2019
Lawyers denied access to previously missing Gülen followers now in police custody
The Ankara Bar Association on Thursday released a statement reporting that four Gülen followers who turned up in police custody…
Turkey to send observation team to China for Uighur Turks: minister
World
July 30, 2019
Turkey to send observation team to China for Uighur Turks: minister
Turkey will send an observation team to China’s Xinjiang region, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday after discussing the…
Report, experts reveal plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
World
July 29, 2019
Report, experts reveal plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Turkey’s refugee population has skyrocketed since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, with millions from Syria and other countries…
Interior minister says Turkey only targeting illegal migration with crackdown
Turkey
July 29, 2019
Interior minister says Turkey only targeting illegal migration with crackdown
Turkey’s crackdown on migration are aimed at preventing illegal migration and the government will not deport any Syrian refugees with…
Two detained as clash erupts during Istanbul protest on Syrian refugees
Turkey
July 28, 2019
Two detained as clash erupts during Istanbul protest on Syrian refugees
Istanbul police on Saturday detained two people following a clash between members of civil society organisations protesting the crackdown on the…
Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
Turkey
July 26, 2019
Academic rendered from Malaysia over Gülen links sentenced without final defense
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links…
Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections respected fundamental freedoms but were marred by malpractice and misuse of political finance, international observers say
Ukraine
July 23, 2019
Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections respected fundamental freedoms but were marred by malpractice and misuse of political finance, international observers say
Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections were efficiently run and respected fundamental freedoms. The campaign was nevertheless characterised by widespread malpractice and…
Int’l lawyers say Turkey’s justice system being undermined by post-coup purge
World
July 20, 2019
Int’l lawyers say Turkey’s justice system being undermined by post-coup purge
Trust in Turkey’s justice system is being undermined by the systematic dismissal and jailing of thousands of judges and prosecutors,…
Vadym Prystaiko reported the results of the meeting of the advisors to the leaders of state and government of the Normandy format
Ukraine
July 16, 2019
Vadym Prystaiko reported the results of the meeting of the advisors to the leaders of state and government of the Normandy format
Deputy Head of the Office of the President Vadym Prystaiko reported the results of the negotiations of the foreign policy…
Car bomb in Turkish-controlled Syrian town kills at least 9, injures 35
World
July 12, 2019
Car bomb in Turkish-controlled Syrian town kills at least 9, injures 35
A car bomb went off on Thursday at the entrance to a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkish forces and…