Turkey human rights defenders jailed

National

Turkish court accepts indictment seeking 15 years for human rights defenders

October 17, 2017

The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court has accepted an indictment drafted by the İstanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office seeking up to 15 years each for...

National

Amnesty condemns heavy charges against rights activists arrested in Turkey

October 9, 2017

Amnesty International on Sunday issued a statement condemning an indictment seeking jail terms of up to 15 years on terror charges filed against 11...

Diplomacy

Amnesty chief to ask Mogherini to raise arrest of activists with Turkish minister

July 24, 2017

Amnesty International Secretary-General Salil Shetty is to meet with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Tuesday...