EFD Rights Watch: Amnesty Campaign: What happened to Hakan Yaman?

a.jpg

Hakan Yaman was walking home from work in Istanbul during the Gezi Park protests when he was caught up in a brutal attack by the police….

Here is the official campaign page: http://www.hakanyamananeoldu.org/

Amnesty International asks ?what happened to police who beat Hakan Yaman? on Human Rights Day

Yaman, a minibus driver, was severely beaten by police at the height of the Gezi protests on June 3
In other news: 

Censoring Even Billboards?

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) claimed today that Turkey‘s leading outdoor advertising firm tried to censor its propaganda posters.

Turkey to pay penalty over prison operation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey a total of 36,200 euros for an operation in a prison in the western province of Çanakkale in 2000

Daily to sue PM Erdoğan over treason accusations

Daily Taraf has announced that it will file a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkey?s human rights groups in a funding squeeze

The government often accuses Turkey?s human rights groups of doing the work of ?foreign powers,? which scares off local donors. But when rights groups seek foreign funding, they get attacked for taking ?imperialist money.? Türkçe.

Enhanced by Zemanta

Discover more from Erkan's Field Diary

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.