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human rights abuses
Activist, basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom receives 2022 Courage Award
Enes Kanter Freedom, an activist and basketball player who was dropped from the NBA reportedly for speaking out against human rights abuses worldwide, received...
US expresses concern over rights abuses committed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria: report
The US State Department has expressed concern over reports that Turkish-backed fighters have committed human rights abuses in northeast Syria, the Middle East Eye...
Turkish-backed militants abused civilians in Syria, says Human Rights Watch
Factions
of the Syrian National Army (SNA), a non-state armed group backed by Turkey in
northeast Syria, have summarily executed civilians and failed to account for
aid...
US senators enlist NBA’s Kanter to push bill condemning rights abuse in Turkey
Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter, a vocal critic of
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, teamed up with two Democratic US
senators on Tuesday as they introduced...
University students face investigation for questioning rights violations, jailing of children with mothers
An investigation has
been launched into a group of students from Gaziantep University in
southeastern Turkey for staging a protest against rights violations in Turkey
and the...
Turkish bar association claims 38 detainees in Halfeti subjected to ill treatment, torture
The Şanlıurfa Bar Association claimed that 38 people
who were detained on Monday were subjected to ill treatment and torture, the
Evrensel daily reported.One police officer...
AKP deputy chairman claims no violation of human rights in Turkey
Deputy Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Leyla Şahin Usta, who had sued Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights...
Parliamentary commission ignores HDP deputy’s petitions on rights violations
The Turkish Parliament’s Human Rights Commission has so far responded to none of the letters submitted to it by one of its own members,...
İHD: More than 1,000 inmates in Turkey’s prisons waiting for medical treatment
A total of 1,154 ailing inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 402 in serious condition, were awaiting medical treatment as of March 2, according to a...
Afrin residents endure a wide range of human rights abuses, Amnesty says
A new in-depth investigation by Amnesty International released on Thursday reveals that residents in Afrin, a town in northern Syria, are enduring a wide...
[VIDEO] Video shows Malaysia detained Turkish expatriates at Turkey’s request
A recent video recording submitted to Turkey Purge shows that Malaysia has been detaining Turks in the country at the request of the Turkish...