detained human rights defenders

Diplomacy

AI calls on Turkey to release human rights defenders on 100th day anniversary in jail

October 11, 2017

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the Turkish government for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders, including its...

[VIDEO] Amnesty protests arrest of 2 members in front of Turkish embassies

July 10, 2017

Amnesty International members have protested the detention and arrest in Turkey of İdil Eser and Taner Kılıç, both of AI, in front of Turkish...

National

Pro-Erdoğan daily: Detained rights defenders were planning second Gezi-like protest

July 8, 2017

The staunchly pro-government Akşam daily on Saturday claimed that a group of human rights defenders who were detained on Wednesday on an İstanbul island were working...