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‘Make their voices heard’: Turkish women fight femicide
A group of female activists prepare banners ahead of a march in İstanbul: "Keep the feminist rebellion going", reads one, "We don't have to...
UN calls on Turkey to stop misuse of terrorism law to detain rights defenders
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Wednesday called on Turkey to release imprisoned human rights defenders and stop using...
Activists call on Turkish government to take effective measures against femicide
Women’s rights activists have started a new campaign against femicide in Turkey, calling on authorities to be more effective in preventing femicide and protecting...
European lawyers, activists to host events to draw attention to difficulties of Turkish colleagues
Attorneys and activists from at least 16 European cities including İstanbul on Thursday, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, will organize various events to...
Warrants issued in large-scale investigation into activist social media accounts
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started to issue detention warrants in a massive investigation into social media accounts run by activists posting...