A judge reviewed an application for the re-arrest of Ahmet Altan, one of Turkey’s most well-known writers, just over a week after his release pending appeal on Monday November 4. Altan had in effect served over three years in pre-trial detention.
Turkey Detains a Top Journalist Again, Signaling a Continuing Crackdown
#AhmetAltan bu akşam gözaltına alındıktan sonra (foto: @Kilicbil) pic.twitter.com/qy7sUmhwMt
— tuğba tekerek (@tugbatekerek) November 12, 2019
VIENNA, 12 November 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep concern today regarding the re-arrest of the journalist and writer Ahmet Altan. According to media reports, Ahmet Altan was
Ahmet Altan tımarhaneden hapishaneye böyle, dimdik, can sıkarak dönüyor. Muhalefetse Meclis'te iktidarın canı sıkılmasın, yalnız çalıp oynamasın diye önerge-möderge vererek deliyi oynuyor. Ömrümüzü bu barbar iktidar yedi, kalan aklımızı Erdoğan'ın izniyle muhalefet sıfırlayacak. https://t.co/05pYWr0lBZ pic.twitter.com/DZzG3kXg8T
— Zekine Türkeri (@zekine_t) November 12, 2019
In the #AhmetAltan case, #Turkey’s authorities will have a hard time convincing anybody that his re-arrest is done within the boundaries of #RuleOfLaw. This is not consistent with the country’s membership in @coe and @NATO. @OSCE_RFoM @CommissionerHR https://t.co/pB1qakkgDO
— Marc Pierini (@MarcPierini1) November 12, 2019
Following a court decision to re-arrest writer Ahmet Altan just a week after he was released from jail following more than three years in pre-trial detention, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Marie Struthers said: “It is shocking to
Ungebrochen, mit einem aufrechten Gang und einem Lächeln für die Kollegen wird der Autor und Journalist #AhmetAltan abgeführt. Davor haben die Herrschenden Angst-vor Menschen, die Mut und Hoffnung verbreiten. #Türkei #Menschenrechte #ahmetaltanaözgürlük #journalism #hope #Courage pic.twitter.com/lHMEsptJeN
— Meşale Tolu (@mesale_tolu) November 12, 2019
The Guardian
Nothing is scarier than an encounter with the horrifying power of someone who holds your fate in his hands. That person can kill you, lock you up, send you into exile or let you go free. Regardless of the difference in outcome, to be locked up or
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