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One step further in Turkish conservatives’ war against Society: “‘alcohol ban’ bill passes commission… EFD Rights Watch…
Controversial ‘alcohol ban’ bill passes commission A draft bill restricting the sale and consumption of alcohol is set to pass. **************** Military rejects claims of Alevi discrimination The claim of... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Excessive Pepper Gas usage… RedHack not a ‘terrorist group,’ prosecutors rule…
Police, Beşiktaş fans clash before last game and victory in historic Istanbul stadium Fans of Istanbul’s Beşiktaş football team and police clashed only hours before the last gameat the to-be-demolished... Read more
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May Day 2013 victims: Dilan Alp (#direndilan), a victim of police violence, along with Zafer Yolcu, Meral Dönmez, Serdar Gül, Fehmi Oran, İbrahim Akal – EFD Rights Watch
All wounded seriously due to blows at their heads… Police gas canister leaves student in severe condition at May Day from Hurriyet Daily News A 17-year-old student was heavily... Read more
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Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam) da EFD’ye katkıda bulunacak! Bir yazı geldi bile: “İHD, tutuklu hastalara özgürlük talep etti
İHD, tutuklu hastalara özgürlük talep etti İnsan Hakları Derneği (İHD), tutuklu hastaların sağlık durumuyla ilgili eylemlere devam ediyor. Galatasaray Lisesi önünde dün yapılan eylemde tutuklu hasta Avni Uçar ve tüm... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Child Workers Near 900,000 in Turkey
Child Workers Near 900,000 in Turkey from Bianet :: English According to a recent report released by Turkey’s main statistics institute, there are currently 893,000 child workers with half of... Read more
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Well, in the mean time, Turkey whitewashes Uludere massacre and Sevag’s murder; Amnesty Int. starts a freedom of expression campaign against Turkey … EFD Rights Watch
Panel approves Uludere report despite opposition’s objection from Hurriyet Daily News Parliament’s Human Rights Examination Commission has approved a report drafted by a subcommission. Another list, again with journalists... Read more
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Turkey Today: Nevruz comes with Ceasefire, Pressure on Media more than ever, Grave state of Ergenekon Case…
Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan declares ceasefire with Turkey from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch PKK leader makes historic gesture to end 30-year Kurdish war, stressing need ‘to... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Turkish Army denies claims of German troops’ mistreatment…mistreatment is for locals… Website Campaigns For Turkey’s Foreign Inmates..
Turkish Army denies claims of German troops’ mistreatment from Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has denied claims that German troops sent to operate Psychiatrist Reacts Ministry’s Sex... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Al Jazeera declares Turkey as the ‘World’s biggest prison’ for media… BDP’s Black Sea Campaign stopped due to security reasons…
Turkey: ‘World’s biggest prison’ for media from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Reporter rights groups accuse Ankara of jailing more journalists than any other country in the world last year.... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: The collapse of Turkish Judiciary: Trial of Pınar Selek…
Pınar Selek Issused a Life Sentence after 15 Year Trial from Global Voices Online by Baran Mavzer Pınar Selek, a Strasbourg-based sociologist and a writer, previously accused of bombing the... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: the Sultan wants ODTÜ, police violence comes along…
The new authoritarian regime wants no place untouched by State power, Middle East Technical University has a long tradition of opposition, thus becomes the target of Turkish neocons… Students detained... Read more
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Turkey’s glorious Human Rights Record 2012 by Bianet…Army suicides… a roundup…
Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part I from Bianet :: English On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey’s two main human rights organizations released their annual torture... Read more
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It is the 62nd day in hunger strikes…and PM’s response is to reconsider Death Penalty…. EFD Rights Watch..
PM insists on continuing debate on death penalty from Hurriyet Daily News Bringing the death penalty back into the Turkish legislative system has apparently become a permanent agenda item for... Read more
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CPJ’s answers to critics on Turkey report… Hunger strikes at a critical state… EFD Rights Watch…
Questions about CPJ’s Turkey report? Here, our answers. – Blog – Committee to Protect Journalists Questions about CPJ’s Turkey report? Here, our answers. By Joel Simon/CPJ Executive Director Last week’s... Read more
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A belated Fazıl Say trial roundup
Renowned Turkish pianist’s trial postponed from Hurriyet Daily News Famous Turkish pianist Fazıl Say’s trial for remarks he made on Twitter allegedly supporting atheism.. Renowned Turkish pianist to appear on... Read more
